The righteous and the wicked are contrasted. How is blameless behavior defined? What is righteous behavior?

Guest speaker Rev. Dr. James R. Holowach shares the powerful way liturgical music communicates the gospel and builds faith in the lives of children and adults in Lutheran congregations, and shares how David's Harp, a Recognized Service Organization of the LCMS, is helping congregations teach music and God's word to people in their communities. https://davidsharpmusic.org

Jesus is confronted by his family who accuse him of being out of his mind. Jesus responds by saying that loyalty to God takes precedence over loyalty to blood relations and believers who do the will of God are his true family. Jesus then teaches the Parable of The Sower and explains why everyone who hears the Gospel does not believe it and bear the fruit of faith. But where the Holy Spirit has its way, miracles happen in those lives.

Before speaking, it is good to ask yourself what you intend to do with your words because after you speak, it's too late. When and how we are to speak is the opening of this teaching from the book of Proverbs. Later, a discussion of what it means to be a righteous person who is cleaned and renewed by Yahweh is given. We learn that a righteous person takes care in how they hear the words of Jesus and does them, walking in their renewal, trusting in the wisdom of God.