tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post9134231742537090063..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Awfully Specific for a ParableDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-57397490565492524282014-01-31T08:14:30.005-05:002014-01-31T08:14:30.005-05:00I cannot think of another parable where the specif...I cannot think of another parable where the specific name of the person mentioned is given. In fact, it’s given alongside the name of a person whom we certainly know DOES exist, Abraham. If so, then for someone who’s taking the Scripture literally at all, the obvious road has to be to assume that when Jesus started the story with “Now there was a man…” He really meant, “there WAS a man.” <br /><br />Interestingly, the rich man’s name is not given, even though he’s the primary figure. Maybe we can assume that in Hell such details don’t matter much. Henceforth your existence, personhood and specific identity will remain a reality for you, but will be of no particular relevance to anyone else. Maybe that’s part of what it means to be “lost.”<br /><br />The people with Abraham still have names, though.Immanuel Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580529966007662214noreply@blogger.com