Human reason must never supersede the Word of God

The Sadducees confronted Jesus with their vaunted reason. Reason is a gift from God, but never to be seen as superior to His Word. So the Sadducees, though they had the Scriptures, twisted them while believing there is no resurrection. Thus they challenge Jesus with the question of Moses’ permission of a widow remarrying, which would in the afterlife require adultery. But Jesus explains  that marriage as we know it is only for this life; the life of the world to come is like  the eternal bliss of the angels, and needs no marriage. Marriage, rather, reaches its fulfillment there, as our Heavenly Bridegroom takes his Bride, the Church. So let remember that there is a world to come beyond this one, and learn to live in joyful expectation of that. Sermon for midweek of Lent III.
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