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NASB | Luke 16:19 ¶ "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 16:19 ¶ "Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day. |
Subject: IS LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN A PARABLE |
Bible Note: SBoone: In the parable in Luke 16:1-9, what false DOCTRINE is Jesus using to teach a truth? In your example of using "a story of the sun showing mercy", the teaching that the sun [or sun god] consciously punishes people or shows mercy to them IS a FALSE teaching. It is not literally true. In the NASB Acts 17:23 says: "For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. In this verse, what FALSE TEACHING is Paul using? Isn't it a fact that he "found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD'"? Isn't it a fact that they worshipped in ignorance? Isn't it also a fact that Paul proclaimed to them He Whom they thought of as "AN UNKNOWN GOD?" The same verse in the NLT reads: "You have been worshiping him without knowing who he is, and now I wish to tell you about him." Did not Paul tell them about the God whom they had been worshiping without knowing who he is? So again, what false teaching is Paul using in the passage in Acts? He isn't using a false teaching; he is pointing out their error to them. How can he teach them about something without mentioning what it is he's talking about? Grace to you, Kalos * * * * * * * * * * * * * For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. 2 Tim 4:3a NIV |