CONNECTING POINT: Who's the Beggar Now?

Throughout Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we see Jesus’s constant use of parables. This was a simple way to teach kingdom principles of God. Most are tangible illustrations of unnamed individuals. However, many true-life experiences are shared by Jesus as they experienced physical healing, forgiveness of sin, and transformative life change. In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus illustrates speaking about Lazarus and the Rich man. At first glance, one may view this as a parable or think of Lazarus as a fictional character, when it is highly probable that Jesus is referring to a real person. Lazarus, in this c...