I understand what you are saying but it doesn't answer my question. If you believe the spirit of man does not survive death, then why would Jesus tell a story about two men who died and they continued to live, one in a place of torment and the other in with Abraham who had died long ago? Why would Jesus include this into scripture if it is false doctrine? Would Jesus ever include false doctrine into scripture and not tell us about it?
Brother,
Dead people getting up and going to heaven or hell immediately is a theory which was not there in the times of Jesus Christ. They used to believe the scripture. They never believed in that, but believed the scripture when it said
Jb 14:12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Jb 14:14 If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Ec 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
They believed these verses. They did not have pastors r leaders telling them that they will burn in fire soon after they die. So the disciples did not find it strange in listening to the story because they knew it was not real. Jesus did not mind it because there is no such theory taught anywhere to bring confusion.
Suppose if we had a denomination which believes in cutting their parts of the body that sinned, will not be this a false doctine??
Mt 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Mt 18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Some will say "it is a real thing, we have to cut our foot, pluck our eyes, Jesus said so"....and the others will say "u know, we should not be taking it literally". Did Jesus really wanted to see his people cutting their body parts and suffer? Of course not, but he said it. because he always speak like that, thru parables, figure of speech, methaphor.....etc.