Text: Mark 12:18-27
26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”
It's interesting to note that Jesus' argument with the Sadducees hinges on the tense of a verb.
Wow, what that tells us about the accuracy of the Bible! It is so important for us to study God's Word closely!
A good study Bible is critical as you dig into your Bible! Here are my recommendations:
- The ESV Study Bible
- Apologetics Study Bible
- The Disciple's Study Bible
- NIV Foundation Study Bible
- MacArthur Study Bible
As I said yesterday, we don’t engage with the Bible to increase our knowledge about God or theology. We read it, we study it, we memorize it, we think about it, and we apply it in order to know Jesus! Paul wrote in Philippians 3:10 (NLT), "I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death..." My study Bible notes that "Paul's emphasis here is on gaining a deeper knowledge and intimacy with Christ" (MacArthur Study Bible) and "to share in his death means to serve him in costly ways, ways that spell destruction for old habits and patterns" (Quest Study Bible).
I pray you will begin to engage your Bible on a daily basis in order to know Christ and make Him know. He is worthy!
