- What is the differences between the Sadducees and the Pharisees?
- Take a moment to reference Deut 25:5-10 to understand the law of marriage as referenced by the Sadducees.
- Why would the Sadducees ask Jesus a question about the resurrection when they themselves did not believe in the resurrection?
- What two things did Jesus say the Sadducees were mistaken about?
- Why will there be no need for marriage in heaven?
- How does the passage recorded by Moses “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob” show that God is not the God of the dead but the God of the living?
- (hint, note the verb tense to help you answer this question)
- What old testament scripture is Jesus quoting in response to the scribes question about the most important commandment? What do these two commands emphasize as the most important thing in life?
- What was the Jewish “Shema” (Hebrew for hear, listen)?
- What does it mean when a person is not far from the Kingdom of God?
Application:
- What am I looking forward to the most about the resurrection & eternity?
- How has a loving relationship with God enabled me to have a loving relationship with others?
- Where have rules/religion threatened to trump relationship in my life and how would God have me respond differently by keeping the greatest commandment in view?
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