Scott LaPierre Ministries

When a fellow believer sins, we should rebuke him with humility and gentleness, watching our own hearts and forgiving him if he repents. In Luke 17:3, Jesus joins correction with the command to forgive the repentant brother. Galatians 6:1 calls us to restore others gently and warns, “Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.” Judges 20 shows why confronting another person’s sin must include examining our own.

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John 16:33 (ESV) says, "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." This means Christians should expect trouble in this life, but can have peace and courage because Christ has overcome the world.

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Examples of stumbling blocks in the Bible include encouraging others to violate their conscience and tempting them to sin, as Balaam did to Israel. Romans 14:13 warns us not to put a stumbling block or hindrance before a brother. Scripture also calls Christ a stumbling block to those who reject Him (1 Corinthians 1:23), but preaching Him is right. This study explains the difference so we can love others without compromising the gospel.

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How can Christians rejoice while experiencing painful trials? James 1:2–4 and 1 Peter 1:6–7 connect joy with the work God accomplishes through testing. This teaching considers how trials develop steadfastness and reveal the genuineness of faith.

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The biblical case for male headship begins at creation, before the fall. Ephesians 5:23 describes the husband as the head of the wife, and 1 Corinthians 11:3 places that relationship within a broader pattern of headship under Christ.

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Godly repentance requires a response to God’s Word; a spectacular sign cannot substitute for listening to Him. In Luke 16:30–31, the rich man assumes that a visitor from the dead would persuade his brothers to repent. Abraham points instead to their responsibility to hear Moses and the Prophets.

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Christ must be the foundation of a strong marriage. Drawing on Matthew 7:24–27, this teaching explains why hearing God's Word must lead to obedience and how a couple's response to everyday pressures reveals the foundation on which they are building.

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What happens to unbelievers when they die? In Luke 16:19–31, Jesus describes the rich man in conscious torment in Hades, remembering his earthly life and unable to cross to the place where Lazarus is comforted. Death does not give him a second opportunity to turn to God. The final judgment and lake of fire are described later in Revelation 20:11–15.

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Genesis 22 presents Isaac as one of the clearest Old Testament types of Christ. Isaac was a beloved son, carried the wood connected with his sacrifice, submitted to his father, and was received back from death figuratively (Hebrews 11:19), all of which points forward to Jesus in a greater way.

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In Luke 16:19–31, Abraham’s bosom—called Abraham’s side in the ESV—is the place of comfort where Lazarus is carried after death, while the rich man is in torment in Hades. Jesus describes a great chasm fixed between the two. The account teaches that the conditions after death are conscious, fixed, and radically different for the righteous and the wicked.

Read the full teaching: https://www.scottlapierre.org/the-rich-man-and-lazarus-in-torment-and-abrahams-bosom/