{"id":9918,"date":"2026-09-29T11:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:35:42","slug":"sadducees-and-scribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9918","title":{"rendered":"SADDUCEES and SCRIBES"},"content":{"rendered":"

SADDUCEES and SCRIBES<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n

Luke 20: 27-47<\/b><\/h2>\n

by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Absurd Illustration<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Luke 20:27-33 (ESV) <\/b>
\n27 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,
\n28 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and they asked him a question, saying, \u201cTeacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man\u2019s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
\n29 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
\n30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And the second
\n31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
\n32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Afterward the woman also died.
\n33 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Acts 23:8 (ESV) <\/b>
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 25:5-6 (ESV) <\/b>
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cIf brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband\u2019s brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband\u2019s brother to her.
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Admonished Teaching<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Luke 20:34-40 (ESV) <\/b>
\n34 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus said to them, \u201cThe sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,<\/span>
\n35 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,<\/span>
\n36 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.<\/span>
\n37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But 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.<\/span>
\n38 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.\u201d<\/span>
\n39 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Then some of the scribes answered, \u201cTeacher, you have spoken well.\u201d
\n40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For they no longer dared to ask him any question.<\/p>\n

Matthew 22:29-30 (ESV) <\/b>
\n29 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But Jesus answered them, \u201cYou are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.<\/span>
\n30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 15:35-44 (ESV) <\/b>
\n35 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But someone will ask, \u201cHow are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?\u201d
\n36 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
\n37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
\n38 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.
\n39 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
\n40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another.
\n41 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
\n42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
\n43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
\n44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 John 3:2 (ESV)<\/b>
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Beloved, we are God\u2019s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans 5:1 (ESV) <\/b>
\n1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Exodus 3:6 (ESV) <\/b>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said, \u201cI am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.\u201d And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<\/p>\n

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Arresting Question<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Luke 20:41-44 (ESV) <\/b>
\n41 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But he said to them, \u201cHow can they say that the Christ is David\u2019s son?<\/span>
\n42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,<\/span> \u201c\u2018The Lord said to my Lord,<\/span> \u201cSit at my right hand,<\/span><\/span>
\n43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0until I make your enemies your footstool.\u201d\u2019<\/span>
\n44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah 23:5-6 (ESV) <\/b>
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cBehold, the days are coming, declares the LORD<\/span>, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: \u2018The LORD<\/span> is our righteousness.\u2019<\/p>\n

Psalm 110:1 (ESV) <\/b>
\n1 <\/span><\/sup>The LORD<\/span> says to my Lord:<\/span> \u201cSit at my right hand,<\/span> until I make your enemies your footstool.\u201d<\/span>
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Isaiah 9:6 (ESV) <\/b>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;<\/span> and the government shall be upon his shoulder,<\/span> and his name shall be called<\/span> Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,<\/span> Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Astute Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Luke 20:45-47 (ESV) <\/b>
\n45 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
\n46 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cBeware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,<\/span>
\n47 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0who devour widows\u2019 houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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