04a - Status Quo Shaken

http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/2009/act/04a.htm
The Sadducees rejected the Oral Law and claimed to profess only the Written Law. Their name meant righteous ones. The Sadducees did not hold to any Messianic hope, did not believe in the resurrection of the body or the existence of a spirit world. Sadducees believed that God had little interest in the people. They were very political from the standpoint of being willing to do whatever it took to preserve their lifestyle, wealth and position. As a result, they, too, were against Jesus, seeing him as a direct threat.” (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/919/17227) People spend their entire lives trying to gain security, and resent anything that threatens that security. The Sadducees were no different. Their entire “system” was built on “self-righteousness” (righteous ones) without the existence of God. To believe that God had done this miracle or that Jesus had risen from the grave would mess up everything - and they weren’t about to let that happen. What is interesting is that the priests and the Sadducees believed in entirely different things, but they come together when they feel threatened. So here is the result of their combined fear and power

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