MATTHEW 23:29-31 YOU ARE SONS OF THOSE WHO MURDERED THE PROPHETS

In the past few lessons, we have been studying Matthew 23. We spent quite some time on the seven ‘woes,’ seven accusations against the scribes and the Pharisees for their failure to live up to their position as guardians and teachers of God’s law. Today I would like to return to the last woe and explore the concept of sonship from a biblical perspective. What does the Bible teach about sonship? Let’s read Matthew 23:29-31.