According to Ephesians 5:5 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, who will be excluded from the kingdom of God? If God is love (1 John 4:8), why would He exclude them? How can we avoid being excluded? 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: Ephesians 5:5
Ephesians 5:5
5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Connection Passage #1: Mark 1:14–15
Mark 1:14–15
14 After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
15 “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
Connection Passage #2: 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
1 Corinthians 6:9–10
9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Connection Passage #3: Revelation 11:15
Revelation 11:15
15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Connection Passage #4: Revelation 19:16
Revelation 19:16
16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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