Matthew 22:23-33 A Doctrinal Question

The Sadducees thought they could win where the Pharisees and Herodians had failed.  They only believed in the authority of the five books of Moses.  They did not believe in resurrection, saying that Moses never mentioned it.

"But Jesus told them that they were ignorant, didn't know the Scriptures, and didn't know the power of God (meaning they really didn't know God) ... Jesus wanted to answer their claim that there was no resurrection, and He did it by referring to Moses! ... He reminded them of Exodus 3:6, where God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'  He did not say, 'I was the God of Abraham'... By saying 'I am,' the Lord made it clear that these three men of faith were at that time ALIVE.  And by repeating 'the God of', the Lord was saying that He knew them and loved them personally and individually," my commentary said.

Father, thank You that they are alive and that I know that I will one day be just as alive after I leave this earth, fully known and loved by You!

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford