V1-47 Servant or Lord?
What do this week’s passages say about servanthood and humility? To whom did Jesus become the source of eternal salvation? If we’re saved by faith and not by works, why is obedience a mark of those who are saved? 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: Philippians 2:9–11
Philippians 2:9–11
9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Connection Passage #1: Mark 3:11–12
Mark 3:11–12
11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
12 But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
Connection Passage #2: Philippians 2:5–8
Philippians 2:5–8
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
Connection Passage #3: Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 1:14
14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Connection Passage #4: Matthew 20:25–28
Matthew 20:25–28
25 But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
26 It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Connection Passage #5: Hebrews 5:9
Hebrews 5:9
9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
Click to view or print:
WTBP Study Guide Instructions.
WTBP Introduction and Brief Overview.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).