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29 wrz 2013 · In the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus tells the poor that God favors them and that the kingdom of God belongs to them, but he warns the rich of what is to come since they have already received their consolation in this life (6:20-25). Luke makes clear that the poor are a focus of Jesus’ ministry.
Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Luke 16:19-31 EXEGESIS: LUKE 16. THE CONTEXT. This chapter begins with the Parable of the Dishonest Manager (vv. 1-13), last week’s Gospel lesson. That parable calls us to “make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents” (v. 9 ...
23 wrz 2019 · In Luke 16 we encounter the only character in any of Jesus’ parables who is given a name: it’s the poor man and he’s called Lazarus. The gospel writer Luke does all kind of things in his book to relay to us readers Jesus’ over-riding concern for the poor and the marginalized.
Explore the hard truths about the reality of Hell, the consequences of greed, and the urgency of repentance, as illustrated in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. Good morning, Church family. We're diving deep today into a passage that really hits hard - Luke 16:19-31.
David Guzik commentary on Luke 16, in which Jesus teaches how faithfulness in the little things show how one will be faithful in the large things.
14 cze 2013 · The best defense of eternal punishment that I’ve read is Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, “The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners.” He argues that since any sin is against the infinite God, it is worthy of infinite punishment.
25 wrz 2016 · Kroemer chronicles Luther’s gradual rejection of the concept of purgatory in favor of the conviction that souls “sleep” until the Day of Judgment, drawing on Luther’s sermons as well as his commentary on 1 Corinithians.
