Luke 3:8
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
Many of John the Baptist's hearers were shocked when he said that being Abraham's descendants was not enough for God. The religious leaders relied more on their family lines than on their faith for their God. For them, religion was inherited. But a personal relationship with God is not handed down from parents to children. Everyone has to commit to it on their own. Don't rely on someone else's faith for your salvation. Put your own faith in Jesus, and then exercise it everyday.
Joe
Many of John the Baptist's hearers were shocked when he said that being Abraham's descendants was not enough for God. The religious leaders relied more on their family lines than on their faith for their God. For them, religion was inherited. But a personal relationship with God is not handed down from parents to children. Everyone has to commit to it on their own. Don't rely on someone else's faith for your salvation. Put your own faith in Jesus, and then exercise it everyday.
Joe
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