The same day some Sadducees came to him, saying there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying, ‘Teacher, Moses said, “If a man dies childless, his brother shall marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.” Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died childless, leaving the widow to his brother. The second did the same, so also the third, down to the seventh. Last of all, the woman herself died. In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For all of them had married her.’ Jesus answered them, ‘You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”? He is God not of the dead, but of the living.’ And when the crowd heard it, they were astounded at his teaching. (Matthew 22:23-33, NRSV)
God is not a god of the dead, but is God of the living.
You see we confess each week in worship we believe in the resurrection of the dead. You see the truth of our human existence is that we will die. There is nothing we can do to get out of our human death. Our bodies are not able to live for ever, yet we believe we are united with Christ in a death like His, and we will be united with Him in a resurrection like His! We will be with God resurrected and fully with Him!
Now the kingdom of God in its fullness is not something we can know now and is a mystery. We walk as yet by faith, believing in the promises we hold to. Jesus died once and for all so that we all can be with God. We will be resurrected with Him.
For God is not a god of the dead, but God of the living and that living God is living in you and will bring you to the fullness He created you for in eternity with Him!
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