I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after
that have nothing more than they can do. But I will warn you whom
to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into
hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!” (Luke 12:4-5, ESV).
When we consider the parables taught by Jesus, we learn of those
who did not give God the proper place in their lives.