Wednesday, October 15, 2014

What is wrong with this picture???

Matthew 22:23-28 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. So too the second and third, down to the seventh. After them all, the woman died. In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.” As we will see, everything is wrong with this picture. First, the Sadducees are asking about something they don't even believe in, so it is a very poor hypothetical situation. Secondly, they are treating this woman as a hot potato that no one wants; these men were just "fulfilling their obligation." Their question is almost"Who gets stuck with her?" Their questioning reveals many of our self-righteous questioning: it's based on doubt, not faith; it is all about what do I get and not what are my responsibilities; it jabs at the very goodness of God: Does He really care about me enough to give me what is best for me?

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