This morning we begin worship with:
Then [Jesus'] mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
We are told in John that His family had rejected Him:
For not even his brothers believed in him.
In fact, none of Jesus’ brothers were at the crucifixion, when Jesus (the first-born) gave responsibility for the care of Mary to His disciple John (John 19:25-27). But our verse today appears to include rather than simply exclude.
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
We, who believe, are family!
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