Study 19 - Teaching With Authority
MARK CHAPTER 12:18-44
Study Leader: Daniel
Refreshments: Kenny and Lauren
Have you ever been involved in a formal debate? What was it about and what was the outcome?
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3. How does Jesus answer them and what does he indicate is the source of their error?
4. How do we combat the Sadducees' error in our own lives so that we are innocent of knowing “neither the Scripture nor the power of God”?
5. In vs. 28-34 a teacher of the law asks Jesus which commandment is the most important. What does Jesus’ answer tell us about the nature of Christianity? Why does Jesus name two commandments in reply instead of the one for which he was asked? How are the commandments related to one another?
6. What additional information does the teacher of the law add to Jesus' answer and what is the significance of the addition?
7. In vs. 35-37, Jesus, who previously had been on the defensive, goes on to ask his own questions. What is the purpose of his question? What is he trying to communicate about the Messiah?
8. Of what flaw is Jesus accusing the teachers of the law of in vs. 38-40? How do they fail to be obedient to the great commandment?
9. A poor widow is contrasted with the teachers of the law. What are the contrasts? How does her life demonstrate obedience to the great commandment? What changes would be required in your life for you to emulate her?