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Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 8.19-21
Jobey McGinty
It’s easy to believe we’re “good with God” because of our background, family, church history, or moral effort. That’s the tension underneath Jesus’ startling words in Luke 8:19-21 when He says His true family is made up of “those who hear the word of God and do it.” For many in Israel, ancestry felt like a guarantee. But Jesus cuts through that false security. No one belongs to God’s family by bloodline, tradition, or religious performance. The good news is that Jesus doesn’t shut outsiders out. He brings sinners in. Children of God are born not by human will, but by God.