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It is very doubtful that the situation that the Sadducees were relating ever took place. It is more probable that they were stating a hypothetical case to complicate the understanding of the resurrection and thereby discredit it.
If you accept their basic supposition (marriage continues in heaven), then their reasoning was correct. It would not be possible to administer marriage in heaven with multiple mates as their story described. Their reasoning wasn't flawed, but rather the "facts" that their reasoning was based on were not scriptural.
The scriptures speak of two becoming "one flesh" in marriage, and angels are not flesh. Paul said, "Flesh and blood cannot...
MY MESSAGE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS MORNING. I AM GOING TO COPY A STORY FOR YOU AND I WISH I KNEW WHERE IT CAME FROM SO I COULD GIVE CREDIT TO THAT PERSON. IT WILL NOT ONLY MAKE YOU LOOK AT YOUR HANDS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT BUT YOUR LIFE ALSO. I KNOW I WILL NEVER LOOK AT MY HANDS THE SAME WAY AS I HAVE IN THE PAST. I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT.
Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat, I wondered if he was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him at the same time, I asked him if he was OK.
He raised his head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for asking," he said in a clear...
DID YOU KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS AND CAREGIVER'S MONTH? AT THAT TIME FEWER THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS HAD ALZHEIMER'S BUT AS OF THIS MONTH IT HAS SOARED TO OVER 5.7 MILLION. BECAUSE OF THIS, I DECIDED TO USE THIS MESSAGE TO BRING SOME AWARENESS TO THE DISEASE.
The word heaven comes from the Greek word meaning "the sky; heaven as the abode of God"; by implication, "happiness; power; an eternity."
Paul mentioned being caught up into "the third heaven" in 2 Corinthians 12:2. Since "the third heaven" exists, there must also be a first and second heaven. The first is probably the atmospheric heaven, the second, the abode of supernatural angelic beings, and the third, the place where God dwells.
God now dwells in the hearts of His people, but He also sits on His throne in heaven. The Lord's commitment to dwell in us and never leave us or forsake us, must be taken as an indication of His great love for us. Heaven has a real temple which is patterned after the Old Testament tabernacle. Saints...
The Greek word used here for resurrection means "a standing or rising up." The resurrection is a major theme of New Testament teaching. Out of the 13 sermons in the book of Acts, 11 stress or simply mention the resurrection.
Man consists of three parts - a spirit, a soul, and a body (1 Th. 5:23). The body is mortal while the spirit and soul are immortal. At death, man's body goes through the decomposition process and returns to its original elements.
At the resurrection, man's departed soul and spirit are called forth from either heaven or hell. The material elements of the body are raised up, reassembled, and united with the spirit and soul. Thus we have the complete personality of the individual reconstituted. Everyone will be resurrected - some to life, and...
I AM SURE YOU HAVE READ THE STORY OF JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER. IF NOT, AT LEAST YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY. EVEN UNBELIEVERS KNOW ABOUT JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER BUT THEY ARE USUALLY MAKING SOME JOKE ABOUT IT WHEN THEY MENTION IT.
The image on the denarius, the only small silver coin acceptable for imperial tax payments, was probably that of Tiberius Caesar (reigned A.D. 14-37). The inscription upon the coin read "Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Son of the Divine Augustus" with the reverse side reading "Chief Priest." This inscription was a claim to divinity and as emperor, the right to be worshiped.
The Jews had tried many times to accuse Jesus on the basis of religious issues and had always failed. Now they approached Him about paying taxes in hopes that His answer might give them the opportunity to deliver Him to Pilate for prosecution.
These Pharisees...
I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE THAT CONSTANTLY SAY THAT THE BIBLE IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND ARE JUST MAKING EXCUSES FOR NOT STUDYING THE BIBLE OR ARE NOT TAKING THE TIME TO REALLY DIG FOR THE ANSWERS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND IT. THERE ARE OVER 40 TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE ON THE INTERNET AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANY OF THEM. NOW IF YOU ARE NOT BORN AGAIN, I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU TRY TO UNDERSTAND IT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. LET ME GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. DO YOU THINK SATAN IS GOING TO LET HIS PEOPLE (THE LOST) UNDERSTAND IT?
LET'S LOOK AT 2ND CORINTHIANS 4:3-4 FOR A MINUTE "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this...
In this time, it was customary for the host to provide their guests with wedding garments to wear to the wedding. It was an insult of the highest degree to refuse to wear the clothing provided since the guests were brought in directly from the highways and streets. The wedding garment speaks of the righteousness of Christ that God so graciously provides for all who accept His invitation into the kingdom. It must be put on by both good and bad (Mt. 22:10).
Right standing before a holy God is not to be achieved in keeping the law but in humble trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ. No one, who is trusting in his own righteousness, can have the benefit of Christ's righteousness. The righteousness that gives men relationship with God is the...