V2-37 Can Inaction Be Sinful?
Walking Talking Bible Project
What does Jeremiah 29:11 tell us about God? Does “rescue the victim” apply to each of us or only to government and law enforcement? Can inaction be sinful? What should we do as individuals and as churches to further the administration of justice and righteousness? 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: Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Connection Passage #1: 1 Corinthians 10:13
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Connection Passage #2 Jeremiah 22:3
Jeremiah 22:3
3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Connection Passage #3: Proverbs 3:27
Proverbs 3:27
27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Connection Passage #4: Revelation 19:7–9
Revelation 19:7–9
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).