The interdependence of Scripture and God's power
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Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.” Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”
Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
Context
Context
Sadducees specifically came to trap Jesus
Sadducees were rulers, but not as religious/spiritual leaders as Pharisees
Who exactly were the Sadducees?
What was the view of resurrection? What is the doctrine of resurrection, how was it formed?
Jesus criticism of them
They did not know the Scripture
They did not know the power of God
Jesus refuted them by
Teaching about lack of marriage in heaven
Using Pentateuch to prove ideas of resurrection
Doctrine
The Scriptures are the dimensions of God's power, and the power of God is the authentication of the validity of Scripture. They are inseperably linked.
Today
People need to know both as interdependent.
Not knowing the Scriptures
Misguided; warperd; one dimensional
Not knowing the power of God
Lifeless and dead; lack of faith; timid
Application
Read, wrestle, memorise and meditate on our Bible
Study the life of Joshua - "Be strong"
Consider the promises of God
Consider the revealed character of God