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Do not be a stumbling block

Do not be a stumbling block. Luke 17:1-4. Stumbling block. skandalon (“a scandal”) “occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends” ( Strong ) A trap, snare, hindrance “any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall” ( Thayer ).

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Do not be a stumbling block

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  1. Do not be a stumbling block Luke 17:1-4

  2. Stumbling block • skandalon (“a scandal”) • “occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends” (Strong) • A trap, snare, hindrance • “any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall” (Thayer)

  3. To avoid being a stumbling block… 1 Cor. 10:32-33 • Remember that God wants all sinners saved, Luke 17:2 • Mind the things of God, Matthew 16:21-23 • Remove every hindrance, Matthew 18:8-9

  4. A stumbling block to remove:Unwillingness to forgive, Lk. 17:3-4 • Take heed: Jesus warns of the difficulty of forgiveness, 17:3 • Rebuke the brother who sins against us • Not the easy way (hurt, hold the hatred, gossip, backbite and hinder) Matt. 18:15-17 • Effort is to convince sinner of his sin and bring him to repentance, 2 Tim. 4:2 • God rebukes us out of love (Heb. 12:6)

  5. A stumbling block to remove:Unwillingness to forgive, Lk. 17:3-4 • Take heed: If the sinner repents, forgive him, 17:3 • Repent: Change of mind and conduct, 2 Cor. 7:10; Acts 26:20, 18 • Tests our faith: “to release” debt (17:5) • How? Follow the example of Christ, Eph. 4:31-5:2 (Lk. 23:34; Heb. 12:3) • Christ is ready to forgive every sinner!

  6. A stumbling block to remove:Unwillingness to forgive, Lk. 17:3-4 • Take heed: If I do not forgive the repentant sinner I become a stumbling block to them and I lose my soul! • God forgives repentant sinners • Failure to forgive the repentant fornicator at Corinth could have cast him into a pit of overwhelming despair, 2 Cor. 2:6-7

  7. A stumbling block to remove:Unwillingness to forgive, Lk. 17:3-4 • Do not grow weary: The repetitive nature of forgiveness, 17:4 • Tempted to judge motives, to become bitter and thus withhold our forgiveness • cf. God and Israel, Matthew 23:37 (“how often”); God and us • We will be forgiven as we forgive others, Matt. 6:14-15 (Col. 3:12-13)

  8. Do not be a stumbling block! • Shows you love the lost (Rom. 10:1) • Shows you love the weak in conscience (1 Cor. 8:13) • Shows you love your soul (Lk. 17:2) • Faith is needed to keep from being a stumbling block (Lk. 17:5)

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