<p>16:30 <i>And he said: No father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent</i>- Reflect on what the Lord was really saying in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It was Abraham who showed the rich man how useless were human riches. The rich man thought that his natural ancestry was enough- he appeals to &ldquo;father Abraham&rdquo;. But the point of the parable was surely that the rich man was not a true son of Abraham because he had been materialistic and had neglected the needs of his poorer brother. <i>This</i> was and is the implication of being a true son of Abraham.</p>