� [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Blainer)� Mormons do not believe the story of Lazarus and Dives is either > figurative or a parable. DAVEH:� Hmmmmm......I had not thought of it in that way.� I consider it symbolic of what will happen, but since the resurrection/atonement had not yet happened when the 'story' was related, I did not consider that it was an actual event that had happened in the past tense. > It is really what happens, although the great > gulf between them might be somewhat figurative.� The burning� inside the > person is what Christ suffered when he sweat blood.� If we repent, we > need not suffer as he did, but if we do not repent, we must pay the same > price he paid--burning that caused him to suffer both body and spirit. > > On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 23:28:29 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Glenn - If I believed like Mormons there is no fire there so it's not > > such a > > bad place. Don't need water, if I believed like Mormons, as its all > > figurative. > > > > I don't believe it's a parable.� I have never know Jesus to speak in > > parables > > and name names.� No, I believe this is a literal real Lazarus, fire, > > etc. > > But I believe the Bible only.� I don't believe in Joe Smith to get > > me to > > heaven. > > > > > Spin machine?� I just told you the unfettered truth, Glenn, and > > you were > > > not listening.� I am getting frustrated trying to save your soul, > > and you > > > won't allow it.� I am really, really afraid you are going to end > > up in > > > that "place," where Dives went because he would not give food or > > drink to > > > poor Lazarus, the begger at his gate--where they suffer in the > > spirit, > > > and wist they could have a few drops of water to quench the > > burning, but > > > are prevented from getting help as there is this great gulf > > between > > > � -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ � ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
