In the parables of the prodigal (or lost) son in Luke 15:11-32, and the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, we see a great contrast and a sobering lesson. While he was living here upon the earth, the prodigal had the opportunity to return to his father (Luke 15:18,20), whereas when the rich man died and departed this earthly realm, he no longer had the opportunity to return (Luke 16:27-31).<\/p>\n
While we are residents of this earthly realm, we have opportunity after opportunity to repent and return to our Father, doing His will (Luke 13:3,5; Acts 17:30-31; Luke 15:17-20; Matthew 7:21). However, once we leave this earthly realm (Philippians 1:23; 2 Timothy 4:6), that opportunity will no longer exist (Ecclesiastes 9:4-6). <\/strong><\/p>\n There is no returning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The door of opportunity to be obedient to our Lord, is now open to all those who are willing to open the door (Revelation 3:20 KJV). However, once the door of opportunity is shut, no one can again open it (Genesis 7:16; Matthew 25:10; Luke 13:24-25). <\/strong><\/p>\n There is no returning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n A sobering lesson indeed.<\/p>\n Therefore, in order for us to not end up in a place of punishment as the rich man found himself in (Luke 16:23-24), we need to willingly follow the admonition Paul gave to Timothy, when he instructed him to:<\/p>\n Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you<\/strong> (1 Timothy 4:16; cf. Romans 6:16-17).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n An ending thought:<\/strong> It is interesting to note that the reply of Abraham to the rich man regarding his brothers, still holds true today (Luke 16:27-30). If folks will not heed the inspired teachings of Moses, the prophets, and the apostles, they wouldnt be persuaded though one rise from the dead (Luke 16:31).<\/p>\n Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n In the parables of the prodigal (or lost) son in Luke 15:11-32, and the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, we see a great contrast and a sobering lesson. While he was living here upon the earth, the prodigal had the opportunity to return to his father (Luke 15:18,20), whereas when the rich man … Continue reading “There Is No Returning – Bible study”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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