Luke 16:22-26
This passage is the telling of
the afterlife of the rich man and Lazarus.
No one can read the Bible with
attention and not realize that it clearly develops the theme “there’s hell to
pay!” More importantly Jesus is
the one who develops the theme. We
may not like it, but there it is. Each
of us must make a clear decision based on what we believe… either Jesus is
truly mad and often talks out of his head and therefore is to be dismissed, or
Jesus is who He claims Himself to be and we must devote our lives and money (in
this case) to Him. Jesus
allows for no middle ground.
The truth of this passage is not
that the rich man went to hell because he was rich and the poor man went to
heaven because he was poor. The
truth is that they both ended up in eternity based solely on their relationship
with God. Money was just an
outward sign of an inward condition.
Although the theme of “there’s
hell to pay” is true, the good news is that THERE’S HEAVEN TO BE GAINED. The decision rests squarely on
our shoulders.
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