Thoughts to Consider

What is the truth of scripture

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 4

Sadducees
– Wealthy
– Aristocratic
– Politicians
– Didnt believe in resurrection of dead
– Denied Gods influence in life
– Denied existence of angels n demons
– Denied afterlife
– Doctrine from 1st 5 books of Bible

Trying to prove resurrection couldnt happen

Jesus shows distinct differences btwn current age n age to come
– No need for earthly stuff
– OT points to Christ
– Marriages points to Christ and followers

Resurrected believers will never die

God says ‘I am.’
– I am their God
– They are still alive
– Proving Resurrection existed in 1st 5 books of bible

1- Bible n doctrines are important

Sadducees thought n taught bad interpretations

Watch for teaching on how ppl ‘feel’ about something from bible

2- resurrection important

God resurrected others. He can resurrect us.

3- we are Sadducees

A- when we focus too much on world around us. Jesus remade n fixed what Adam broke. Everything on this earth is temporary.

B- when we give into sin. ‘Put to death’ those things…

C- if we arnt committed members of local church.
Ephesians 1:17. Live out now how we will be in age to come.

4- God is the god of the living

I Thessalonians 4 – put our trust in Jesus = we will always be w/ the lord

All OT ppl saved the same way we are – thru faith

Dont seek the dead among the living

27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”

34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, 36 for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

— Luke 20:27-40