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God's Family: Stranger Danger (Matthew 2:1-12)
Introduction
There are two kinds of people in God’s kingdom. Some are in the covenant line, and others are outside the covenant line. Matthew captures this by showing us that there are insiders (God’s covenant people) and outsiders (those who are not directly tied to Abraham by their family line). Matthew addresses the issue of whether or not the outsiders can be part of the family or if those who are inside the family can be outcasts. What determines this classification?
Outside God’s Family
Matthew begins with the Magi. These men would be pagan Gentiles from the East. They would be…
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