Question 302: What Classes Of Mankind Did Dives And Lazarus Represent?
Answer:
In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19), the object was to illustrate the result of neglect of duty in commiserating and relieving the sufferings of others; to show how wealth hardens the heart, shuts up the springs of human sympathy and makes the possessor selfish and indifferent to the wants of his fellowmen. The rich man was a type of those who, while possibly generous at times, were yet so centred upon worldly pleasures and self-indulgence that all else was a mere incident. Riches that are used only for our own aggrandizement and gratification become a curse, while the man who employs his wealth in dispensing aid and comfort to those around him and relieving the distressed is a blessing to the land in which he lives. This was the distinction which the Saviour drew in His parable of the division of the sheep and the goats, when the King repudiated those that stood on his left hand with the words: "Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to Me" (Matthew 25:45). Lazarus was a type of the hopeless, helpless, friendless, poor who are to be found all over the world and whose lot could be greatly benefited if people of means held their wealth as a beneficent stewardship. Nothing can be clearer than that it was the Saviour’s intention to emphasize by these parables the divine law of love and sympathy which He came to teach the children of men by His own example.
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Question 301: What Is Meant By The “Impassable Gulf”
Answer:
The "impassable gulf," in Luke 16:26, is a figure employed by the Saviour in describing the eternal separation of the good and the evil in the future life. In His parables and discourses, in order to impress upon the minds of His hearers the central objects of the lessons, He invested them with such natural and harmonious surroundings as the subject and the occasion demanded; and to interpret such surroundings literally would be as futile as to translate literally any of the multitudinous passages, full of similar imagery that abound in Oriental oratory.
"And Yahweh said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot from my book."
Ex 32 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מִי אֲשֶׁר חָטָא־לִי אֶמְחֶנּוּ מִסִּפְרִי
"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Re 20 καὶ εἴ τις οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῆς ζωῆς γεγραμμένος ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρός
What's the point of God calling many people when few are chosen? Is it that He's too selective, or does the choosing depend on how we respond?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../02/08/a-kingdom-rsv
What's the point of God calling many people when few are chosen? Is it that He's too selective, or does the choosing depend on how we respond?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../02/08/a-kingdom-rsv
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2025:2:8
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Thought for Today: Shabbat February 08
You can pray all day long, go to church 3, 4 times every week, read your bible through a thousand times – BUT if you are robbing YHVH, you will be miserable and spiritually dry. Nobody can rob YHVH and have victory in their lives! Period! Tithing IS NOT only giving money – tithing means also a tenth of your time each day, each moment, and helping others -- if you do not tithe in your relationship with God, discussing your decisions, problems, joy, and thoughts with Him, you are robbing Him. Know Him in everything, every moment.
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