Luke 16:19
Joseph Guevara · June 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM service
Joseph Guevara preaches from the account of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16, showing that hell is a real place of torment where the lost plead for mercy, believe too late, and worry over loved ones still living, and that there is no escape from it. He then contrasts the rich young ruler of Mark 10, who trusted his riches and his keeping of the commandments, with Zacchaeus in Luke 19, who was saved the day he believed, and explains Abraham's bosom and why salvation has always been by grace through faith. Pastor Pierucki follows with remarks on why the law never saved anyone, using Galatians 3 and Hebrews 11, and warns that modern Bible translations remove hell and turn salvation into a process.
“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. …”