Thematic Bible: Rock of offence


Thematic Bible




Blessed and happy is he who is not offended by me.


He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem.

They resented him. But Jesus responded to them: A prophet is without honor in his own country, and in his own house.

Why? It is because it was not based on the principle of faith, but on that of works. They have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed.


It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed.