Ever notice how those who come wishing to test Jesus get tested themselves? The Pharisees come to trap Jesus with a question on taxes. They get tested on their devotion to God. The Sadducees test Jesus with a question on the resurrection. Jesus tests them on their knowledge of Scriptures. Here the lawyer wants to test Jesus with the question: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25 NIV). You know he had already formed an answer in his mind. He was testing Jesus to see if Jesus would conform to the standards of orthodox doctrine.