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Avoiding Spiritual Apathy
The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a double- edged parable. The first part (vv. 19-26) was popular in rabbinic literature, usually told as a story about a rich tax collector and a poor student of the law. At this time the idea of Sheol (Greek, Hades), the place of all the departed …
The Virtuous Life
Immediately after Jesus’ baptism he was driven into the wilderness by the Spirit to be temtped by the devil (Matt. 4:1). We must be ready and expect the same. If our Lord was not exempt from testing and temptation, we will not be either. We will be tempted to think, say, and do the wrong …