Cancelled (Week One)
Then He said to the disciples, “It is
that no should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! —Luke 17:1 (NKJV)
The Greek word for
Skand-alon: snare for an enemy;
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should
one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘ ,’ you shall him.” —Luke 17:2-4 (NKJV)
Every Offense Has Two Stages
When someone presents you with an opportunity to be offended.
To live offended is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
To not live offended is a choice for a
Don’t drink the poison!
Offense Is
Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! —Luke 17:1 (NKJV)
Many will take offense… —Matthew 24:10 (HSCB)
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. —1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV)
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh a ; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. —Galatians 5:13-15 (NIV)
Just Because You Have
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” —Matthew 11:2-6 (ESV)
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. —Proverbs 19:11 (ESV)
If You Play the Victim,
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. —Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV)