The Sadduccees try to trap Christ with an absurd question about marraige after the resurrection, but what they mean for evil God used for God in providing an opportunity for Christ to teach on the nature of the Resurrection.
“The souls of believers do enjoy inconceivable blessedness and glory, even while they remain separated from their bodies. What can be more plain than these words of Paul: “We are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home,” or rather sojourning, “in the body, we are absent from the Lord; for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. ” Or these: “I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better. ” If Paul had not expected to enjoy Christ till the resurrection, why should he be in a strait, or desire to depart? Nay, should he not have been loth to depart upon the very same grounds? for while he was in the flesh he enjoyed something of Christ. Plain enough are the words of Christ to the thief—“To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. ” – Richard Baxter
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Pastor Andrew Webb
Resurrection Life The Gospel According to Luke Providence ARP Church
I was converted out of paganism and the occult in 1993 and while I was initially Charismatic/Arminian in my theology, I became Reformed and Presbyterian through bible study and the influence of ministries like Ligonier. After teaching in local bible studies, and taking seminary...
