The rich man and Lazarus

One sober lesson from Luke 16 is that the rich man’s actions were not acceptable to God. The rich man learned about the finality of the grave and the nature of torment.

As much as one may be in torment, the status of the grave cannot be changed. Ecclesiastes 9:5 says, “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.” Sadly, false teachers say you can go back and forth across the gulf -- with enough money.

On the other hand, Lazarus was in Abraham’s bosom. Paul wrote, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14). Our time to make decisions and choices is now: “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation)” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Don’t delay or put it off -- and perhaps find yourself in the position of the rich man.

Kyle Campbell