Raintree Community Church

Jesus Addresses Scriptural Ignorance | Dr. Stephen Conley


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Text: Mark 12:18-27

Ignorance Personified in the Sadducees (Mark 12:18)

  • The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection.
  • The Sadducees' authority was sourced in Moses and the Pentateuch.

Ignorance Portrayed by the Sadducees (Mark 12:19-23)

  • The Sadducees' absurd question about Levirite marriage in heaven came out of a heart of unbelief and deception.
  • This scenario is played out vividly in the book of Ruth with Boaz and Ruth.

Truth Declared in the Scriptures (Mark 12:24-27)

  • Jesus points us to a true understanding of God and the Scriptures.
  • Jesus displays marriage as both meaningful and momentary.
  • Earthly marriage displays the Gospel and is a foreshadowing of our union with Christ in heaven forever.
  • Jesus declares that God never ceases to be God – He is the God of life!
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Raintree Community ChurchBy Stephen Conley

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