So why did the poor man fare so well after life? It says nothing about him having faith in God And why did the rich man fare so badly? Is says nothing about him not having faith in God What was Christ teaching in \"The Rich Man and Lazarus\"? Certainly not asceticism, for if he was, we all, in the rich industrialised societies, are doomed You cannot preach the gospel of salvation by grace through faith form Luke 16. So what was Christ teaching? The answer to that question is just what this thorough and informative book deals with, and the author shows that the punch line of what Christ said is at the end of the account, aimed at his opponents, the Pharisees.