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Our Scripture meditation is based on Luke 20:27–33, the start of next week’s Gospel Lesson.

[27] There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, [28] and they asked him aquestion, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. [29] Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. [30] And the second [31] and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. [32] Afterward the woman also died. [33] In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” 

Some of us as Christians question whether we should question God. This is a worthy issue of faith to explore. 

The Sadducees had reasons to question Jesus. They denied the resurrection of the dead. This teaching posed a grave threat to Jesus’ mission. We are told in 1 Corinthians 15: “[16] For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. [17] And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.”

Despite this belief, Jesus allowed the Sadduccees to ask a question of him. Jesus ministered to them by answering the question. If Jesus was willing to answer a hard question coming from people with dubious motives, how much more likely is our Lord to accept our questions. 

Some of us were taught that questioning God is either a sign of disrespect toward God or demonstrates doubt in God. It is possible to sin in questioning God, especially if the questions are motivated by anger with God. For such questions, we ask God’s forgiveness, and we receive God’s forgiveness. 

If the question of God comes from curiosity, a desire for knowledge, or even from doubt, then the question should be asked. Questioning God is not, in and of itself, sinful. 

Just ask importantly, we should seek answers to the questions. Search the Scriptures. Review Luther’s Small Catechism. Ask a trusted Christian friend. Visit with your pastor.

There are some questions for which we will not have answers until we join Jesus in heaven. Yet there are others that God will answer through His Word. Either way, it’s worthwhile to seek the answers.  

Until next week, the Lord bless and guide.