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1. Dianna says:

   December 29, 2009 at 2:09 pm

   I don’t understand this parable and its context. Is Lazarus in Abraham’s bosom because he was poor? How do we know that he trusted in the Lord? If he believed in Moses and the Prophets how come he ended up on the Rich man’s doorstep. His life was destitute. His only friends were the dogs who licked his open sores. Is this a result of faith? What is Jesus saying here and who is he talking to? Is this for the there and then or the here and now?
2. Thom Scot 3 says:

   December 30, 2009 at 6:40 am

   We must always take the Bible as a whole – that is, we interpret the Bible with the Bible, and we start with some basic foundational beliefs – one of which is that God doesn’t contradict Himself.
   I also once thought that maybe Lazarus was in Abraham’s bosom due to living a hard life, but later I understood thru the rest of God’s Word that a person can only be saved thru faith in Christ’s dying in our place for our sins; so, thats how Lazarus got to Abraham’s bosom or Paradise when he died.
   As far as Lazarus having a hard life, and going thru illness and suffering and ultimately death, even though we know he had the faith that saves thru God’s grace – all of us who have faith in Jesus payment of our debt of sin also go thru times that are the result of Adams’ sin and the curse it brought upon the whole creation. I, just like every other Christian, have had hard times – some terrible times – times I haven’t always felt that God was helping me, – even times when I thought He’d forgotten about me. Yet, when I would try and search out the Bible for understanding, I would always find that He has made eternal promises to those of us who have believed on His Son. I have also heard the witness of other Christians who had even more terrible things happen to them, and yet – in the end (and with some of them – thru it all!) God brought them thru.
   And I know that no matter what happens to we who have trusted in Him – He will not abandon us to the grave – He will raise us up in a brand new sinless, curseless body, and will wipe away every tear, and we will see Him as He is, and live with Him forever with no more of the bad times – only eternal peace – because He says so all over within His Word.
   This is the only hope I have, as I know my heart and my mind – there is nothing good in me – except what His Son Jesus has given me as a gift.
   I know I haven’t answered all of your questions, but hopefully others will deal with some of the other areas. All I can say is that I hope that you’ll do as I’ve done – read God’s Word, ask Him for His help in understanding what is hard to be understood, and be careful to test all that others tell you with God’s Word.
3. QAISER says:

   November 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm

   Whoever gives to the poor will have plenty. Whoever refuses to help them will get nothing but curses.(Proverbs 28-27)

   Subject ( To create friendship with GOD)

   Thinking:- Are You close to God?

   Like you decided to be. Like any friendship you have to make relation with GOD with all of your heart n soul. This work doesn’t occurs by it self, for this you have to give time and energy.

   Within 3 steps we get closer to GOD

   1.HONESTY

   2.GIVING IMPORTANCE TO THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD GIVES US.

   3.MAKING WISH TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

   HONESTY:-

   Making deep relation with GOD, first brick is weakness mistakes and your feelings must have complete honesty. God does not insist that you have to be honest but He wants you to be honest if making friendship with GOD is bet( complete ).Would so we never become his friends, This is our luck that Gods Blessings is that Jesus is still friend of sinners.(Matthew 11-19)

   GIVING IMPORTANCE TO THOSE THINGS WHICH GOD GIVES US:-

   This is tow things which friend do he do worry and care which is importance for his friend. When you be close to God and become His friend you will worry and care for things which God worries about. In this case Saint Paul is a great example(2 Corinthians 11.2)He was worried because He care for most important is freedom for His people.

   MAKING WISH TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD:-

   Psalms is full of these wishes. David’s wish was that He should love God more than anything he was wishing, Exciting, Thirsty hungry like words have used. David was wishing for God very much, he used to say that I will only be concentrate on it, that for my whole my life, I will be in God’s house( Psalms 27-4)He always felt happy to see the Glory of God( Psalms 63-3)

   For all these things your relation with God be batter and will last forever