20But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
21desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to aAbraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
23And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and acool my tongue; for I bam tormented in this flame.’
25But Abraham said, ‘Son, aremember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
26And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,
28for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
Articles, Bible studies, and sermons that contain Luke 16:22:
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This is Jesus Christ’s Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. After Jesus’ Parable of the Unjust Steward, He directs a warning mainly toward the Pharisees at that time, about sitting on the fence and trying to serve two masters. It blinds you to the truth!
We read all of this because, there are two very important points here that needs to be recognized in connection with this sermon and Jesus Christ’s continuous work. (1) We have all been given gifts and a limited amount of time to use them with focus on sharing everything we have been given. (2) If the law and the prophets are not clearly within our minds and hearts, even if one should rise from the dead and stand in front of us, we will not be persuaded.
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