Why I have courage to hope again
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Mark 12:18-27Big Ideas - We have a few options for response to the brokenness of the world: 1. Everything is broken, and it always will be 2. Everything is broken, but it's not that bad. Be positive! 3. Everything is broken, but it won't be forever. - We are advocating for #3- The Law of Moses isn't a ceiling. It's a floor. It isn't a cap on how marginalized people should be treated. It's a minimum of what's acceptable to prevent them from being abandoned. - Jesus says they misunderstood the entire scriptures if they don't believe in resurrection.Questions - What do you think about the idea that you can't understand anything in the Bible without resurrection being true? - Read the first 5 chapters of Genesis. What do you think about the summary that the problem facing all of creation is Death? - If we don't believe that Jesus is fixing absolutely everything in the cosmos, then what is the Gospel? - Is it good news if it's just some form of spiritual comfort and nothing else? - Is there something more than just smiling, or giving up? - What is your typical response to the hurt and despair around us? - Do you want your response to be different?
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