Teens · About 15 minutes

Family Bible Time: Institutional Continuity and Doctrinal Fidelity

In about 15 minutes, read Matthew 16:13-20; 2 Timothy 2:1-2 and explore this big idea: Institutional continuity and doctrinal fidelity are distinct historical and theological claims that require different evidence.

Connect
Read
Understand
Play
Respond

Step 1 of 5 · about 2 minutes

Connect

Recall where Institutional Continuity and Doctrinal Fidelity fits in the Bible story.

The 15-minute flow

2 min
Connect
Recall where Institutional Continuity and Doctrinal Fidelity fits in the Bible story.
5 min
Read
Read or retell Matthew 16:13-20; 2 Timothy 2:1-2 and notice two details.
3 min
Understand
Ask what the passage directly says and what meaning follows from it.
3 min
Play
Use the Institutional Continuity and Doctrinal Fidelity Claim Audit orally or on paper.
2 min
Respond
Choose one voluntary response and pray together.

Talk about it

What happened or what was taught?
What does this show us about God, Jesus, or faithful life?
What is one response we can practise?

This week

Action: Choose one concrete response connected to this lesson and practise it this week.

Prayer: Thank God for what is clear; ask for wisdom to respond faithfully without claiming more than the evidence supports.

Note for parents: Questions are welcome. Do not force disclosure, certainty, public prayer, baptism, or another public religious decision.

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