Heralds Digest

“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭12:30-31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.12.30-31.nkjv The response of Christ to the scribe’s question on the greatest commandment of all shows that loving God is greater and deeper than knowing about God and His commandments. After Christ’s acknowledgement of the scribe’s wisdom and understanding of the priority of love, He said “You are not far from the kingdom of God”. Like the deferring scribe’s position on the interpretation of the law to the position of either the Sadducees or Pharisees, many religious people in life struggle with divergent views on different matters of life. But if loving God becomes the living lifestyle of everyone, it would be easier to accommodate these di...

“Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?...He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭12:24, 27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.12.24,27.nkjv The inability to place a human logical handle on certain miraculous events and supernatural manifestation in life will always explain the concept of divinity. Those who have been privileged to learn submission to the power of God understands how to appreciate the limits of humanity in dealing with the realities of life. Unfortunately, like the Sadducees in the matter of the resurrection, many often are mistaken in their unwillingness to accept the ability of God to change situation and circumstances within their sphere of influence, but that appears to be out-of-control. Resurrection from the dead, and literally including dead womb, dead financial situation, marital status, and career stat...