118 The Final Parables - Rich & Poor, Harsh & Forgiving

Jesus tells the story of a rich man and a poor man and what happens to them after death. It’s an old familiar story drawn from the culture of the Ancient Near East, but Jesus gives it a new punchline.

Then he talks about how serious it is when we lay traps for other people and for ourselves. This is apparently a VERY big deal to God, with roots all the way back in the Hebrew Bible. Jesus ties it all to the importance of forgiving each other.

We talk some more about life after death vs. life now. There’s a lot of meat in here.

We cover

• Matthew (5:17-20 reprise); 18:6-9, 21-35
• Mark 9:42-50
• Luke 16:16-31, 17:1-4

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