Mark 3:31-35
Jesus
Describes His True Family
3:31
"Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing
outside, they sent someone to call
him.
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- 32
A crowd was sitting around him and they told
him, 'Your mother and brothers are outside
looking for you.'
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- 33
'Who are my mother and my brothers?' he
asked.
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- 34
Then he looked at those seated in a circle
around him and said, 'Here are my mother and my
brothers!
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35
Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister
and mother.'"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Who is the family of
Jesus?
Jesus used virtually every
incident as a teaching opportunity. At first
glance, one would assume that Jesus cared little
for his physical family and only thought of his
followers. This couldn't be further from the
truth.
In reality, Jesus cared
deeply for his mother and family but he also cared
just as deeply for those who followed "God's
will".
What does this mean to
us as Christians?
Jesus showed equal love to
everyone then and He still shows that same love
today to anyone who chooses to follow
Him.
We, as a church, can show
love and create relationships that many people
cannot find in today's impersonal world. Let's
remember who our family is and treat them as such.
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Love in Christ
- Bob
If you have never made the
commitment to receive the love and life-changing
experience of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
go
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steps to salvation.
Verses for study about the family of Christ
in Mark are from Life Application Study Bible:
New International Version
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