And he cried out and said, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in the flame." Luke 16:24
A church, looking for a new preacher, assigned all of their candidates the exact same passage of scripture to compare them. Luke 16:19-31 is the story of a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus.The story ends in Hades with Lazarus in the comfort of Abraham, and the rich man in flames and agony. All the preachers did very well, and at the end of the tryouts, one was given the job. When he asked how he got the job they replied, "You are the only one that expressed sorrow about the rich man in agony. How about us? Are we sorry anyone will be lost and miss heaven? Sorrow and compassion are very attractive features in a Christian. Do we have them?
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