Rev. Jason M. Kaspar, pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange, TX, Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, and Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s L...
Rev. Jason M. Kaspar, pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange, TX, Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, and Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, join host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 22:23-46.
Jesus’ opponents continue their attempts to trap Him during Holy Week. The Sadducees, deniers of the resurrection of the dead, pose a ridiculous scenario to Jesus concerning the Old Testament practice of levirate marriage. Their mistake was equating life in this age with life in the age of the resurrection. Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of the Sadducees’ question and calls them to learn the truth from God’s Word that the resurrection is a reality because God is God of the living. After the Sadducees fail to trap Jesus, the Pharisees send one of their best against Jesus to see if they can bait Him into denying part of God’s commandments. Jesus expertly avoids their trap and summarizes the Law quite beautifully and simply. He teaches us to love God and love our neighbor. Jesus then turns the table with a question of His own concerning the identity of the Christ. His opponents are unable to answer how the Christ is both David’s son and David’s Lord. By God’s grace, this truth has been revealed to us for our salvation in Jesus.
“All Righteousness Fulfilled” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that digs into the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The first evangelist proclaims Jesus to Jews and Gentiles alike as the fulfillment of God’s saving words and acts throughout the Old Testament. As the Christ in the line of David and Abraham, Jesus is the promised King who comes to bring sinners from every nation to live under His gracious reign.
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