Don't Err

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Matthew 22:29

We really don't know too much about the group Jesus was addressing here--the Sadducees. The sect disappeared not long after Christ's ministry, and their entire existance was probably less than 300 years (not a lengthy history, in the broad scheme of things.) What we do know (from the Bible and the writings of Josephus) indicates that they denied all but the five books of Moses and seemed to take a rather deistic stance on God, believing that He had little interest or interaction with man after creating him. And, as Jesus told them here, they were way off. We make a grave error being ignorant--be it through denial or simple lack of interest--about God's Word. God is powerful and active in the lives of men and women, and one of the ways He shows that is through the Scripture. Why then, with God's power there in book form for us to tap into, would we set it aside and go on without it? Ridiculous and unexcusable! Friend, let's not be like the Sadducees, ignoring the Word or denying the power and involvement of God with man. Immerse yourself in the Scripture...and the more you do, the more you'll see God's power actively working in your life.