Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-08-28
Hls TeachIna Is Plain.

II. The Second Question, v. 1888.
The rationalistic Sadducees, who did
not believe in the resurrection at all,
now try to entrap Jesus by question
ing him along the line Of their particu-
lar doctrine. The teaching of Jesus
is plain and unequivocal as to the res
direction of the body and the immor-
tally of the soul Jesus seems in this
reply rather to ignore the first and
to strike at the second, which is more
fundamental. Their plan of attack
was very scholarly and philosophical
and was designed to show the absurd
ity Of his teaching and thus by ridi.
Guile discredit his standing. 1t is al
ways a favorite way for those who
bubble to imagine a suppositious case
and then to put a subtle question. In
this case our Lord, by n sentence
demolished their w~ell-planned attack
"Ye do err, not knowing the Scrip
lures, mol the power of God" Mar
rage is a relation of this present state
of affairs only and not with the resur-
rection life. We who are worthy of
the resurrection Of the dead neither
marry nor are given in marriage
(Luke 20:35), nor do we die any
more duke 20:36), but are equal to
the angels, e. g., In the Immortality of
their nature duke 20:30). More than
that we are "sons of God" Luke
20: 36). These Sadducees accepted
only the Pentateuch, yet of this which
they ~professed to accept they were
ignorant. Here as elsewhere God def
nitely and repeatedly declares himself
to be the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. Jesus proclaims these men.
their patriarchs, rs yet alive.
Jesus them of error in be
ing ignorant of these Scriptures. This
ignorance was not among the un.
learned and can be commonly dupli.
Gated today among those who profess
to be scholars. Most especially do we
find a marked ignorance of "the power
of God" Some Of these discounted
ones could not conceal their admira-
ton Of Jesus reply (Luke 20:3s).
The Teaching Jesus here shows us
the true relation Of himself and of his
people TO political questions. He rec
ognizes the authority of human gov
eminent and it is his will that his fol-
lowers shall enjoy the liberties or
privileges which that government has
to offer; at the same time they are to
submit themselves to its requirements
under one clearly stated condition,
viz, Gods supreme will. In so far as
the laws of the state are Just and
true and in harmony with the law OF
God 1t is the duty of Christian people
to support and to obey them. Jesus
would ally himself with neither party,
thereby avoiding completely with any
measure of evil. We may likewise
maintain a similar relationship with
God and speak with authority in the
correction of abuses, and in the direc-
ton of civic and national life.
We have purposely included the sec.
ond question inasmuch as the next les.
son concerns the third of this group,
which ought to be studied as a whole.
Jesus was ever ready to meet any
question. He never ~equivocated, but
lifts his answer out of the realm OF
the controversial into that of abiding
principles. Jesus denounced the by
pocrisy of his a~ssailants, condemned
their ignorance Of the law they SC
loudly protested to obey and pro
claimed at the same time the immor-
tally of the soul and the resurrection
of the body. He emphasizes mans
responsibility to his government