Mark 12:24 KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
The error of the passage has to do with the resurrection. These Sadducees were not really asking about what happens to the wife after the resurrection. They did not believe there would be a resurrection and asked the question to demonstrate what they thought was the obscurity of it. Their error is only one of an innumerable combination of errors people make, both spiritually and otherwise. And the source of their error is the source of all error, which comes from one of two streams:
They did not know the Scriptures.
Many errors of man happen as a result of not knowing. If we do not know what God has said, if we do not know the warnings of the many dangers in the world, if we do not know the instructions God has given to avoid those dangers and safely pass through life on this earth, how can we help but error? It becomes us then to learn the Word of God. It becomes us to read the Bible for ourselves, to study it and to faithfully attend church services where the Bible is taught and preached.
The second stream of error comes from not knowing the power of God.
Many are those people who, like the Sadducees, have studied the Bible but fail to grasp it because they do not believe the message of it. They know what the Bible says, they just don't believe in a Christian who saves, a life in heaven or hell, or a God who is interested in our choices today.
This error is not merely the one of the atheist or skeptic; plenty of Christians, in fact all Christians to some degree have error in their lives because they either do not know what the Bible says or else they do not believe it. It might be concerning tithing. It might have to do with some sin. It could be a habit they enjoy but Scriptural principles would caution against. It might have to do with a ministry or some other simple instruction in the Bible that they have not been compelled to obey. And in their not believing that obedience would be best, they go on in error.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
The error of the passage has to do with the resurrection. These Sadducees were not really asking about what happens to the wife after the resurrection. They did not believe there would be a resurrection and asked the question to demonstrate what they thought was the obscurity of it. Their error is only one of an innumerable combination of errors people make, both spiritually and otherwise. And the source of their error is the source of all error, which comes from one of two streams:
They did not know the Scriptures.
Many errors of man happen as a result of not knowing. If we do not know what God has said, if we do not know the warnings of the many dangers in the world, if we do not know the instructions God has given to avoid those dangers and safely pass through life on this earth, how can we help but error? It becomes us then to learn the Word of God. It becomes us to read the Bible for ourselves, to study it and to faithfully attend church services where the Bible is taught and preached.
The second stream of error comes from not knowing the power of God.
Many are those people who, like the Sadducees, have studied the Bible but fail to grasp it because they do not believe the message of it. They know what the Bible says, they just don't believe in a Christian who saves, a life in heaven or hell, or a God who is interested in our choices today.
This error is not merely the one of the atheist or skeptic; plenty of Christians, in fact all Christians to some degree have error in their lives because they either do not know what the Bible says or else they do not believe it. It might be concerning tithing. It might have to do with some sin. It could be a habit they enjoy but Scriptural principles would caution against. It might have to do with a ministry or some other simple instruction in the Bible that they have not been compelled to obey. And in their not believing that obedience would be best, they go on in error.
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