The rich young man had faith, but wasn't willing to do any works beyond the "Thou shall nots".
This get's back to the original question of the thread. People are not stupid. When they hear authorities say that all you have to do is accept Jesus, they want to believe these authorities because people are basically lazy. People aren't stupid, they understand that if this is true, they don't have to go to church, read the Bible or actually do anything.
It's like being taught Wokeness. People aren't stupid. The hear that stuff and understand that it's easier to be victim than to actually take control of life and do stuff.
