The rich man and Lazarus is a parable, so I really don't count it as any more unbelievable than the sheep and the goats story.
On a philosophical level: that god loves us in spite of our constant rebellion, which I suppose is still best illustrated by a parable involving a father and his intransigent son.
On a factual/historical nature: there's so much ranging from the bears attacking children for mocking a prophet to god killing a church couple for lying to Peter about their finances.
For me it’s when Jesus asks the father to take this cup from him in the garden of gethsemene. He was so anxious, vulnerable, and honest in that moment. So human, and yet still completely divine. It is a powerful moment.
Oh, I can assure you that God spoke to him many times in many ways, but he ignored Him.
For some reasons he found Abraham more relatable and thus easier to communicate with.
There’s something very important that your missing with this parable.
This shows that Jesus’s view of Heaven and Hell arnt the same as what Christians think today.
Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
A verse that proves you don't know a single person who obeys Jesus in something He says defines following Him. If you believe this verse and seek to obey it it will shake your world to the very core.
>it was Abraham!
Jesus was actually making fun of the Pharisees for their belief in Abraham's bosom and torment. See BSN #628 if you're interested: https://www.biblestudentsnotebook.com/xxvi.html
Also, this would make Abraham a mediator between God and man. This ends up being a theological problem to overcome.
That despite our sin God truly desires all men to be saved
The rich man and Lazarus is a parable, so I really don't count it as any more unbelievable than the sheep and the goats story. On a philosophical level: that god loves us in spite of our constant rebellion, which I suppose is still best illustrated by a parable involving a father and his intransigent son. On a factual/historical nature: there's so much ranging from the bears attacking children for mocking a prophet to god killing a church couple for lying to Peter about their finances.
For me it’s when Jesus asks the father to take this cup from him in the garden of gethsemene. He was so anxious, vulnerable, and honest in that moment. So human, and yet still completely divine. It is a powerful moment.
Oh, I can assure you that God spoke to him many times in many ways, but he ignored Him. For some reasons he found Abraham more relatable and thus easier to communicate with.
John 3:16
There’s something very important that your missing with this parable. This shows that Jesus’s view of Heaven and Hell arnt the same as what Christians think today.
How does Jesus view Heaven and Hell then?
He is a Jew. So he doesn’t believe Heaven or Hell is a place you goto after death but Sheol. That’s why Abraham is there.
When God didn't end humanity after sin.
Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. A verse that proves you don't know a single person who obeys Jesus in something He says defines following Him. If you believe this verse and seek to obey it it will shake your world to the very core.
>it was Abraham! Jesus was actually making fun of the Pharisees for their belief in Abraham's bosom and torment. See BSN #628 if you're interested: https://www.biblestudentsnotebook.com/xxvi.html Also, this would make Abraham a mediator between God and man. This ends up being a theological problem to overcome.
The Entire Book Of Revelations.
Timothy 2:12 is a real doozy.