My Walk With Him: 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’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”

Sunday, December 7, 2025

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’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”

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’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.” Mark 12:26-27

I continue my study of Mark, leaning on the Christ-Centered Exposition commentary series volume for Mark. Today, I focus on an unassisted review of Mark 12:18-27:, which is the text for the next chapter of the commentary. Observations of the text based on the Sword Bible Study Method:

What do we learn from the passage about God?: God is Truth and there is no fallibility in Him or the Word. The gospels include text about the resurrection of Lazarus, Jairus' daughter and others - so the Sadducees, while they did not believe in resurrection (or referred to in v27 as "the dead being raised"), we know this is not true. Believers who came after Jesus have His resurrection also. Jesus also refers to Himself as God of the living - and in the context of this text I see Jesus as describing Himself as eternal or always present.
What do we learn from the passage about people?: The Sadducees sought to trap Jesus with their questioning and they were doing so to undermine Jesus whom they saw as a threat. Jealousy, fear and envy drive much wickedness so we should be on guard for those who demonstrate such sins.
Is there anything from the passage God wants us to obey (SPEC: Sins to avoid,Promises to claim, Examples to follow, Commands to obey?): We must avoid jealousy, fear and envy. We should claim Christ's resurrection as a core component of our own salvation - Jesus paid the final price taking our place to redeem us and our sin. His death on the cross - and subsequent resurrection - is the basis of John 3:16, where believers are promised eternal life.

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My Prayer: Father God, You are an awesome God who loves and who saves! Thank You Jesus for dying the death I should have died, and for rising again to give me assurance of eternal life in Heaven where You are saving a place for me. I am not deserving of such a blessing. My sin is great and it continues...daily. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please continue to heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.