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Biblical Teachings on Inclusivity

Read the short passage and the Bible teachings listed in it. Then complete the activities. The quotations below are brief extracts; wording may vary slightly between Bible translations.

The community garden

When a neighbourhood group began a community garden, a new family arrived at the first meeting. Some members were unsure how to include them because they spoke a different language and followed a different faith. A teenager named Jarrah suggested showing them around, finding out what they would enjoy growing, and inviting them to help plan the next working bee. The group listened to the family’s ideas and shared tools and lunch. By the end of the day, the family had helped choose a garden bed and felt part of the group. Three Christian Bible teachings can help people think about inclusion: • Mark 12:31: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” • Galatians 3:28: “You are all one in Christ Jesus.” The verse names differences such as Jewish or Greek, slave or free, and male or female. • Romans 15:7: “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you.” Christians may understand and apply these teachings in different ways. In this activity, consider how the words might guide actions that treat people with dignity and help them belong.

Read and interpret

Use the passage and the Bible teachings listed in it to answer each question.

1.Which teaching most directly asks Christians to welcome one another? Choose one.

Mark 12:31
Galatians 3:28
Romans 15:7
None of these

2.True or false? Galatians 3:28 says that differences in social position or gender should be reasons to divide the Christian community.

TrueFalse

3.In your own words, what does “Love your neighbour as yourself” suggest a person should consider before acting towards someone else?

4.Match each Bible teaching to the idea it most closely expresses.

Mark 12:31
Galatians 3:28
Romans 15:7

Welcome one another
Treat others with the care you would want for yourself
Differences should not divide people who are one in Christ

Put the ideas into action

Apply the teachings to the community garden story and to situations people might meet in everyday life.

5.Jarrah suggests asking the new family what they would enjoy growing. Explain how this action could help the family feel included.

6.A student is left out of a group activity because they are new to the area. Give one specific action a classmate could take that reflects Mark 12:31 or another teaching from the passage.

7.Which response shows active acceptance, rather than merely noticing someone is present? Choose one.

Avoid speaking to a new person so you do not make a mistake.
Invite them to contribute an idea and listen to what they say.
Let them stand nearby while everyone else makes the decisions.
Ask them to change their beliefs before joining in.

8.The family in the story speaks a different language and follows a different faith. Give one respectful question the group could ask to learn how to make the garden activity welcoming for them.

9.Choose one of the three teachings. Explain how it could guide a group to respond when someone is being excluded. Include one practical action and explain why it could help.