PROCLAMATION
“If anyone causes one of these little ones, those who
believe in Me, to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large
millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the
sea. Woe to the world because of the things
that cause people to stumble! Such
things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come.” Matthew 18:6-7 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words are from the gospel, the good news
regarding Jesus, The Christ, which were spoken by Christ according to the Apostle
Matthew. While they were in Galilee, the
disciples came to Jesus and asked, who
would be the greatest in heaven? Jesus
answered them and said, “… Unless you change and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Then
He said that anyone who causes a believer to stumble and fall into sin would be
better off with a millstone around their neck and cast into the sea and
drowned. Woe unto them that cause a
believer to stumble.
APPLICATION
We all know that it is bad for us to sin. It is even worse for us to cause someone else
to sin with us. However, it is even
worse yet for us to cause a believer to stumble and fall into sin. Christ clearly does not like those who lead
believers into sin and His punishment for them will be severe. “Woe unto the world because of the offences …
but woe to the man by whom the offence cometh.” (Matthew 18:7) It is important for us not to be a stumbling
block or be the reason that a believer stumbles into sin. Let us not only avoid sin and let us abstain
from even the appearance of sin. (1 Thessalonians 5:22)
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