Why would the wicked want to recite God’s statutes and bear His covenant on their lips? What might falling away look like today? Could Galatians 6:12 apply to modern virtue signaling? Why or why not? 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 16:25
Matthew 16:25
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Connection Passage #1: Matthew 13:20–21
Matthew 13:20–21
20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Connection Passage #2 Psalm 50:16–17
Psalm 50:16–17
16 To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
17 For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
Connection Passage #3: Galatians 6:12
Galatians 6:12
12 Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).