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Bonus Episode 7: The Great Divide - Luke 16:19-31
Bonus Episode 7: The Great Divide
The Gate, the Gulf, and the God Who Crossed It
Luke 16:19-31
In this bonus episode, we stand at one of the most sobering stories Jesus ever told: the rich man and Lazarus.
A rich man feasts every day while a poor man named Lazarus, whose name means "God helps", lies unseen at his gate.
When both men die, their fortunes are reversed, and Abraham speaks of "a great chasm" between them that has been fixed.
The gate the rich man would not cross in life becomes the gulf he cannot cross in death.
Yet set beside Luke 15, this parable is also a story of love.
God has…
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