When Your Comfort Becomes Your God
Text: Luke 16:19-31 In the name of Jesus. Amen. Question for you this morning: What is the point that Jesus is making in the Gospel reading from Luke? Perhaps a person may say that it's obvious - rich people go to hell. In other words, greedy capitalists have no place in the Kingdom of God. Is this right, though? If we look back at our reading from the Gospel of Luke, we do see that the rich man was evil and godless. He didn't have faith or love, but he did have plenty to eat and drink. He had fine clothes and an incredible house filled with money and possessions but cared nothing for the poor and dying Lazarus. And so, it's settled, right? Rich capitalists go to hell. And disenfranchised poor blue-collar workers? Well… they go to heaven. Sermon is done; case is closed. Enough said. Right? Now, wouldn't it be easy if it were that simple? But it is not. You see, many in culture want us to think it's that simple....
