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| Artistic Depiction of Saducees |
Matthew 22:23
“The same day came to him the Sadducees,
which
say that there is no resurrection, and asked him . . .”
Acts 23:6-8
“But when Paul perceived that the
one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council,
Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and
resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a
dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was
divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel,
nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.”
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| The Finding of The Saviour in the Temple by William Holman Hunt |
Write
a definition for what the Sadducees believed about the Resurrection.
What does this indicate about the sincerity
of the question the Sadducees asked the Savior in Matthew 22:24-28?
Since they do not believe in a resurrection and are asking a theoretical question about the resurrection, it
appears that the question was not sincere, but instead motivated by a desire to
confound or confuse an issue.
2. Some people have misinterpreted the Savior’s
answer in Matthew
22:30 to mean that there is no eternal marriage. Does Matthew 22:30 say
that no marriages will exist after the Resurrection, or that no marriages will
be performed after the Resurrection?
The Savior is stating that only covenant marriages that exist prior to the resurrection will exist.
What difference does this make?
In the first instance marriages that are not made with a covenant relationship to God will cease.
Only marriages formed prior to the Resurrection exist in the second instance.
Find the rest of Elder James E Talmage’s statement in the institute student manual commentary for Matthew 22:23-33. “Is There to Be Marriage in the Resurrected State?” (p. 147):
“In the resurrection there will be no marrying nor giving in marriage; for all questions of marital status must be _______.”
“ _______ settled before that time, under the authority of the Holy Priesthood, which holds the power to seal in marriage for both time and eternity” (Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 548).
Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-16. Write two or three sentences describing how these verses about temporal marriage help us understand what the Lord taught in Matthew 22:30.
Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-16
Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world.
Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which angels are ministering servants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.
Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
These references teach marriage should be a covenant made with God, and under the authority of God, that creates a bond that is eternal. Marriages performed by this authority are bound temporally and spiritually, even after mortal death, because the covenant is eternal and continues after the resurrection because God has authorized and honors the covenant.
“ _______ settled before that time, under the authority of the Holy Priesthood, which holds the power to seal in marriage for both time and eternity” (Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 548).
Read Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-16. Write two or three sentences describing how these verses about temporal marriage help us understand what the Lord taught in Matthew 22:30.
Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-16
Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world.
Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which angels are ministering servants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.
Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
These references teach marriage should be a covenant made with God, and under the authority of God, that creates a bond that is eternal. Marriages performed by this authority are bound temporally and spiritually, even after mortal death, because the covenant is eternal and continues after the resurrection because God has authorized and honors the covenant.
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| Salt Lake Temple |
Marriages for time and all eternity are available in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Learn more about the difference between temporal and eternal marriage by studying “Marriage, Marry” in Guide to the Scriptures (currently titled “Study Helps”). Highlight your scriptures and make a list of additional insights you learn.
MARRIAGE, MARRY See also Divorce; Family
A lawful covenant or contract between a man and a woman that makes them husband and wife. God ordained marriage (D&C 49:15).
Learn more about the difference between temporal and eternal marriage by studying “Marriage, Marry” in Guide to the Scriptures (currently titled “Study Helps”). Highlight your scriptures and make a list of additional insights you learn.
MARRIAGE, MARRY See also Divorce; Family
A lawful covenant or contract between a man and a woman that makes them husband and wife. God ordained marriage (D&C 49:15).
A man shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh: Gen. 2:24; ( Matt. 19:5; Abr. 5:18; )
What God has joined together, let not man put asunder: Matt. 19:6; ( Mark 10:9; )
In the latter days some shall depart from the faith, forbidding to marry: 1 Tim. 4:1–3;
Marriage is honorable: Heb. 13:4;
God created Adam and Eve to be man and wife: Moses 3:7, 18, 21–25;
New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage
Marriage performed under the law of the gospel and the holy priesthood is for mortal life and for eternity. Worthy men and women thus sealed in the temple in marriage may continue as husband and wife throughout eternity.
Jesus taught the law of marriage: Luke 20:27–36;
Neither is the man without the woman in the Lord:1 Cor. 11:11;
Husband and wife are heirs together of the grace of life:1 Pet. 3:7;
To obtain the highest degree of the celestial kingdom, a man must enter into the new and everlasting covenant of marriage: D&C 131:1–4;
If a man marry a wife not by me, their covenant and marriage is not of force when they are dead: D&C 132:15;
If a man marry a wife by my word and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, it shall be of full force when they are out of the world: D&C 132:19;
Interfaith Marriage
Marriage between a man and a woman of different religious beliefs and practices.
You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites: Gen. 24:3;
If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, what good shall my life do me?: Gen. 27:46; ( Gen. 28:1–2; )
Israel shall not marry the Canaanites: Deut. 7:3–4;
Israel intermarried with the Canaanites, worshiped false gods, and was cursed: Judg. 3:1–8;
Solomon’s wives turned his heart to the worship of false gods: 1 Kgs. 11:1–6;
We would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: Neh. 10:30;
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: 2 Cor. 6:14;
The Lord set a mark on the Lamanites so that the Nephites might not mix and believe in incorrect traditions: Alma 3:6–10;
If a man marry a wife not by me, their covenant and marriage is not of force when they are dead: D&C 132:15;
The sons of men took them wives even as they chose: Moses 8:13–15;
Plural Marriage
The marriage of a husband to two or more living wives. It is lawful for a man to have only one wife, unless the Lord commands otherwise by revelation (Jacob 2:27–30). By revelation, plural marriage was practiced in Old Testament times and in the early days of the restored Church by the direction of the prophet who held the priesthood keys (D&C 132:34–40, 45). It is no longer practiced in the Church (D&C OD—1); today, having more than one wife is incompatible with membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Sarai gave Hagar to Abram as his wife: Gen. 16:1–11;
If a man take another wife, he shall not diminish the first wife’s possessions: Ex. 21:10;
David and his two wives went up to Hebron: 2 Sam. 2:1–2;
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did that which they were commanded in receiving plural wives: D&C 132:37;
David and Solomon did not sin in anything except those things which they did not receive from the Lord: D&C 132:38–39;
DIVORCE
The termination of a marriage through the power of civil or ecclesiastical law. According to the New Testament, God permitted divorce under some conditions because of the hardness of the people’s hearts; however, as Jesus explained, “from the beginning it was not so” (Matt. 19:3–12). The scriptures counsel against divorce generally and advise husbands and wives to love each other in righteousness (1 Cor. 7:10–12; D&C 42:22).
FAMILY
See also Child, Children; Father, Mortal; Marriage, Marry; Mother
As used in the scriptures, a family consists of a husband and wife, children, and sometimes other relatives living in the same house or under one family head. A family can also be a single parent with children, a husband and wife without children, or even a single person living alone.
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