Bible Study

Let’s say our SuperVerse together: Galatians 3:28:

There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Let’s look deeper into the unity that God brings through Christ.

Give each child a Bible. Have children look up the verses and take turns reading one verse at a time. Then lead a discussion with the information below. 

1. Romans 3:29–30:

²⁹After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t He also the God of the Gentiles? Of course He is. ³⁰ There is only one God, and He makes people right with Himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. 

• Is God the God of the Gentiles or the Jews? Both. 
• How do we become right with God? By faith in Jesus
• What does verse 30 say about how God provided a way to make us right with Him? That He loves us and is full of mercy and forgiveness. Instead of destroying us and starting over, He provided a way to have a relationship with Him again. He went through pain and trouble to save us.
• How does it make you feel to know that all you must have is faith and not constantly try to win His approval and favor by works? It takes a burden away. It is so much easier; you never have to wonder if you have done enough to gain His approval and favor. Gives you confidence and comfort

2. John 17:20–23: 

²⁰ “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their message.²¹ I pray that they will all be one, just as You and I are one—as You are in Me, Father, and I am in You. And may they be in Us so that the world will believe You sent Me. ²² I have given them the glory You gave Me, so they may be one as We are one. ²³ I am in them and You are in Me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that You sent Me and that You love them as much as You love Me.” 

• In verse 20, Jesus prayed for His disciples while He was on the earth. Who else did He pray for? All who now and in the future believe in Him through the Gospel.
• Who does that include? Me! Everyone in this room who believes and will believe. All believers who live on the earth today and all believers until the end of time when He returns to the earth.
• According to verse 21–22, what is Jesus praying for us? That we will all be one, as He and the Father (God) are one. That He will live inside us.
• Does this apply only to people in this country? No, it applies to the whole world every nation.
• How do we know that? Jesus commanded His disciples to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone. Optional: read Mark 16:15.
• In verse 23, how are we connected to God? Jesus is in us and then God is in Him. The way we are connected to God, in relationship with Him, is only through Christ. The only way to the Father is through Jesus, the Son. (See John 14:6.)
• What else does Jesus pray for in verse 23? For perfect unity, and through that, love and unity with each other and with God that others in the world will come to know Jesus as God’s Son. That we will also know the Father.

3. Ephesians 2:12–16:   

¹²In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. ¹³ But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For Christ Himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in His own body on the cross, He broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. ¹⁵ He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in Himself one new people from the two groups. ¹⁶ Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of His death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

• Who do you think verse 12 is describing? The Gentiles before the Gospel was given to them.
• Read the last part of verse 12 again. What does that say about the urgency of sharing the Gospel with those who don’t know Jesus? They live without a true relationship with God and lack hope.
• In verse 13, what changed when they found Christ? They were united with Him and brought near to God.
• In verse 13, what specifically brought them close to God? The blood of Jesus.
• In verse 14, what else do we have through Christ? Peace
• How did Christ unite Jews and Gentiles? Through His body on the cross.
• What did He break down that separated Jews and Gentiles? Wall of hostility that separated them and kept them from being at peace with one another.
• What do you think that means? The Jews and Gentiles did not like each other. They were opposed to each other and bitter enemies.
• In verse 15, what did Jesus change? Salvation by faith and belief in Him and putting an end to trying to keep the Jewish laws.
• What did Jesus make from the two groups of people? One new people who were at peace with each other in Him.
•  In verse 16, what was put to death by Christ’s death on the cross? The hostility between Jews and Gentiles.

Conclusion: God sent Jesus to break down the wall between Jews and Gentiles. He came to save all people and to unite them as one body to bring glory to Him.