This Sunday we will continue in our study of the Gospel of Mark with an interesting text that raises a variety of theological questions. For instance, what kind of relationships do we experience after this life in heaven? What does the Bible say about the nature of our resurrected state? And what does this text say to us about how we interpret God's Word. Obviously, according to Jesus the Sadducees were in error concerning their interpretation of Scripture. Are there some principles that Jesus offers us for correctly interpreting God's Word? I hope that you will join us this Sunday for worship as we open God's Word to hear a word from beyond ourselves, a word of life.
For His Glory!
Pastor Joe
Mark 12:18-27 (New International Version)
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
24 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"
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