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Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches his disciples concerning offenses, meekness, and humility (in peraea)
Jesus told his disciples: Things that cause people to stumble do happen. However it is a terrible thing for someone to make them happen! It would be better for him to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. So watch how you behave. Admonish your brother to repent when he sins. Forgive him when he repents. read more.
If he sins against you seven times in one day and repents each time, you must forgive him. The apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. He answered: If your faith was as big as a mustard seed; you could say to this mulberry tree, uproot yourself and plant yourself in the sea and it would obey you! Let us say you have a servant who is plowing or looking after the sheep. Do you tell him to hurry and eat his meal when he comes in from the field? No you do not. You say to him get my supper ready. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. After that you may have your meal. Does the servant deserve thanks for obeying orders? The same applies to you. When you have done all you have been told to do, you say, we are unworthy servants. We have done what we ought to have done.
If he sins against you seven times in one day and repents each time, you must forgive him. The apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. He answered: If your faith was as big as a mustard seed; you could say to this mulberry tree, uproot yourself and plant yourself in the sea and it would obey you! Let us say you have a servant who is plowing or looking after the sheep. Do you tell him to hurry and eat his meal when he comes in from the field? No you do not. You say to him get my supper ready. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. After that you may have your meal. Does the servant deserve thanks for obeying orders? The same applies to you. When you have done all you have been told to do, you say, we are unworthy servants. We have done what we ought to have done.
Offense » Those that offend people who believe in Christ
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus. They asked: Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? He took a little child and put him in the middle of them. He said: Truly I tell you, if you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven. read more.
He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Everyone who accepts this little child in my name accepts me. He who causes one of my faithful little ones to stumble is in trouble. It would be better for him to end up in the deep sea with a great stone tied to his neck.
He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Everyone who accepts this little child in my name accepts me. He who causes one of my faithful little ones to stumble is in trouble. It would be better for him to end up in the deep sea with a great stone tied to his neck.
John spoke up: Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in your name. We tried to stop him because he does not follow us. But Jesus said: Do not stop him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. For whoever is not against us is on our side. read more.
Whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward. Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea.
Whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward. Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea.
Jesus told his disciples: Things that cause people to stumble do happen. However it is a terrible thing for someone to make them happen! It would be better for him to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.