Family Bible Time: Baptism and Union with Christ
Family guide · Command, Example, and Inference · Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 · about 15 minutes
Big idea: Christians reason from explicit teaching, apostolic practice, and inference, but must not disguise interpretation as quotation.
This week we are revisiting Command, Example, and Inference. Keep the discussion anchored in Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 and the big idea: Christians reason from explicit teaching, apostolic practice, and inference, but must not disguise interpretation as quotation.
The 15-minute flow
- 2 minConnect. Recall where Baptism and Union with Christ fits in the Bible story.
- 5 minRead. Read selected portions of Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2.
- 3 minUnderstand. Ask what the passage directly says and what meaning follows from it.
- 3 minPlay. Use the Baptism and Union with Christ Evidence Grid orally or on paper.
- 2 minRespond. 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 consistent with this lesson’s formation focus: attention, response.
Prayer: Thank God for what is clear in the passage; ask for wisdom to respond faithfully without claiming more than the text supports.
Note for parents: Command, approved example, and necessary inference are a hermeneutical framework, not three labels printed by the biblical authors.