Proclamation:
“If anyone causes one of these little ones, those who
believe in me, to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were
hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.” Mark 9:42 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God by Mark who was not one of the apostles. This is part of the gospel as he received it
from the apostle Peter. After presenting
the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain, (Mark 9: 2-9) and the healing of
the possessed deaf and mute boy, (Mark 9:17-29) Mark records that Jesus
predicts His own death. (Mark 9:31) Then
Jesus warns them not to cause a believer to stumble and fall into sin. Jesus also warned His disciples not to
stumble and fall into sin themselves. (Mark 9:43-50) Here Mark records Jesus talking about people
going to hell for their sins. (Mark 9: 43, 45, and 47)
Application:
It is not good for us to lead a believer astray and cause
them to sin. It would be better for a
person to be drowned by being thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied
around their neck, than the punishment they will face from The Lord for causing
one of His believers to fall into sin. The
Lord God will avenge His own and it would be better to suffer anything else
than to suffer His anger. It is not good
for anyone to sin, but it is much worse for a person to pull someone else,
especially a believer, down into sin with them. Don't be a stumbling block.
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