New Testament 281

New Testament 281 October 28, 2015

 

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Matthew 22:23-33

Mark 12:18-27

Luke 20:27-40

Compare Matthew 22:46; Mark 12:34

 

The point of the exchange recorded in these passages is obviously not about marriage as such.  Rather, the Sadducees were using a highly unusual story (which happened to involve marriage) in order to demonstrate, by their lights, the absurdity of the idea of resurrection.

 

Still, critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have sometimes used this exchange, and specifically Christ’s comments in it, to argue against the Mormon teaching of eternal marriage.

 

Does their argument hold up?

 

The FairMormon wiki features a good article on the topic:

 

http://en.fairmormon.org/Marriage/As_a_requirement_for_exaltation/Jesus_said_%22neither_marry_nor_given_in_marriage%22

 

 


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