Believers sin. Believers have to hold to the teachings of Jesus, or else they stay slaves to sin. Notice there is nothing in the Rich Man and Lazarus teachings of Jesus about the rich man not being a believer. There is nothing about the poor man Lazarus being a believer. The man Lazarus simply suffered a lot. The rich man lived luxuriously. If a believer lives luxuriously, as some do, they end up with all their good things in this life. Not all believers take heed of such teachings. Many hate such wisdom because it deprives them of their good feelings about living luxuriously and makes them feel guilty about ignoring the poor, neglecting the poor. Comfortable believers who ignore these teachings end up like the rich man. They need to hold to the teachings of Jesus. Ideally starting early in life so as not to have all their good things in this life. You reap what you sow, even if you are a believer.
