V1-30 Who Are God’s Children?
What does Paul say about those who are darkened in their understanding? What does he say about those who profess faith but deny God by their actions? Who does Jesus say is His mother and sister and brother? Who does He say is blessed? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week's edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.
Bible Passages
The following Scripture quotations from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) are provided for your convenience. Please feel free to use the Bible and translation of your choice.
Memory Passage: Matthew 12:50
Matthew 12:50
50 “For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Connection Passage #1: Hebrews 2:11
Hebrews 2:11
11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Connection Passage #2: Luke 11:28
Luke 11:28
28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Connection Passage #3: Ephesians 4:17–19
Ephesians 4:17–19
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
19 Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
Connection Passage #4: Titus 1:15–16
Titus 1:15–16
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).