Resurrection

N.T.#413 "Resurrection"

Oct. 22, 2024 

Mark 12-Part 3

LET IT GLOW

The second group to question Jesus was the Sadducees. The were the most wealthy, influential, and aristocratic of all the Jewis sects. All the high priests, chief priests, and the majority of the Sanhedrin were Sadducees. They ignored the oral law, traditions, and scribal laws of the Pharisees, viewing only thew pentateuch as authoritative. Their most distinctive theology is they believed Moses did not teach a literal resurrection from the dead. so they lived for the moment and whatever profit they could make. Since they controlled the Temple businesses, they were extremely upset when Jesus cleansed the Temple of the money changers, cutting into their profits. This is why they wanted to discredit Jesus in front of the people.  (MacArthur)

Do you believe in afterlife following death? Do you believe Jesus rose from the dead? 

LET IT GROW

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.  (John 11:25)

Resurrection means raised to life again; a resurrection from death. 

Jesus was speaking to Martha at that time. He is the One who has the power of resurrection and life for He can give life at any time. Martha had accepted the I AM as the Christ (Messiah), the Son of God. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. 

How about you, dear one? Do you believe in Jesus as your Savior, the giver of life?

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. (verse 27) 

Jesus told the Sadducees their doctrine was wrong. There is life after death. 

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

LET IT GO 

Thank You Jesus for Your dying for me a sinner.

What a wonderful Savior, who rose from the dead. 

We are trusting our eternal life to You.