Weekend, July 19 & 20
Perfectly Spoken: To Mary and Martha
Your brother will rise again.
John 11:23
Jesus confronted human sorrow with divine theology. He wasn't afraid to remind two bereaved sisters of the doctrine of the Resurrection. He wasn't unsympathetic in doing so, and He certainly wasn't just ad-libbing biblical platitudes. He was heartbroken himself, weeping by the tomb, moved by the sorrow that hung over the town of Bethany that day. But He still spoke theology: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
The most substantial comfort we can give others is biblical truth.
In a pluralist world where truth is considered relative and people have little patience for dogmatic statements, it's still true that nothing can quiet the troubled heart like the great doctrines, truths, realities, and assurances of God's Holy Word.
Jesus was a preacher of theology, but He was more. He was the God of truth who, having promised "Your brother will rise again," went on to say, "Lazarus, come forth!"
Thank God we have the truth and for Him who is the TRUTH!
Healthy theology is expressed not only in creed but in fruitful living, and holy living must be based on healthy theology.
Charles C. Ryrie
Read-Thru-the-Bible
Isaiah 19:1 - 23:18 ; Isaiah 24:1 - 28:29
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