Stumbling Blocks and Divine Woe: The Moral Seriousness in Christ's Kingdom (Matthew 18:7)
Deep Dive into Stumbling Blocks and Divine Woe: The Moral Seriousness in Christ's Kingdom (Matthew 18:7)Matthew 18:7 offers a sobering warning regarding the inevitability of sin and the severe moral accountability of those who cause others to stumble. In this passage, Jesus addresses the reality of offenses, translated from the Greek word skandalon which refers to the trigger-stick of a lethal trap. These offenses are spiritual snares that lead vulnerable believers, or "little ones," into moral ruin and compromise.The text holds together two profound truths in a compatibilist tension: the…
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