Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
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and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,
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As for me, brethren, if I am still a preacher of circumcision, how is it that I am still suffering persecution? In that case the Cross has ceased to be a stumbling-block!
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Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah? And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?" read more.
So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--*that* defiles a man." Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever." Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum. Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is hard to accept. Who can listen to such teaching?" read more.
But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,
But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;
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