Ezekiel 3:20

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Summary

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

When

And i lay

Because

Matthew 18:15

And his

2 Peter 2:21

But his

Hebrews 13:17

Bible References

When

By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

And through faith the Righteous man shall find his Life, But, if a man draws back, my heart can find no pleasure in him.'

With boastful and foolish talk, they appeal to the passions of man's lower nature, and, by their profligacy, entice those who are just escaping from the men who live such misguided lives.

From us, it is true, they went out, but they had never belonged to us; for, if they had belonged to us, they would have remained among us. They left us that it might be made clear that they do not, any of them, belong to us.

And i lay

Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--

And why? Because they looked to obedience, and not to faith, to secure it. They stumbled over 'the Stumbling-block.'

David, too, says--'May their feasts prove a snare and a trap to them--a hindrance and a retribution;

We are proclaiming Christ crucified!-to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,

For at the Coming of the Lord there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude--

and 'a stumbling-block, and a rock which shall prove a hindrance.' They stumble because they do not accept the Message. This was the fate destined for them.

Because

If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.

And his

No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.

But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.

To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;

And through faith the Righteous man shall find his Life, But, if a man draws back, my heart can find no pleasure in him.'

It would, indeed, have been better for them not to have known the Way of Righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn away from the holy Command delivered to them.

But his

Obey your Leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, as men who will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.