Matthew 12:22-50
Key Verse 12:50 “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
1. Why did the Pharisees accuse Jesus of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul? (22-24) How did Jesus answer their accusation? (25-29)
2. How did Jesus reveal the Pharisees’ inner condition and how is it related to their false accusation? (33-35) What is the sin that will not be forgiven? (31-32, 36-37)
3. How did Jesus answer the Pharisees’ demand to see a miraculous sign from him? (39) What is the sign of Jonah that would be given? (40) Compare the Pharisees with the people of Nineveh (Jonah 1:17; 3:5) and the Queen of the South (2 Chronicles 9:1,2)?
4. Why does Jesus compare his generation with a person who was initially healed of demon-possession but then got even worse than at first? (43-45)
5. Why did Jesus say that his disciples are his family? (48-49) What does it mean to do the will of our Father in heaven? (50; John 6:29) How can we be members of Jesus’ family?