The Providence of God
Jesus, in Mark 12:18–27, confronts the Sadducees’ denial of resurrection with a powerful truth: God’s covenant ensures life beyond death. Quoting Exodus 3, He declares, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob… He is not God of the dead, but of the living” (Mark 12:26–27). The Sadducees,…
Therefore, he alone has duly denied himself who has so totally resigned himself to the Lord that he permits every part of his life to be governed by God’s will. He who will be thus composed in mind, whatever happens, will not consider himself miserable nor complain of his lot with ill will toward God.