Blessed is he who is not offended

Follow Question. What does Jesus mean by, "Blessed are those who don't stumble on account of me"? Matthew ESV - 6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.

Answers 1 Discuss. Many faiths of Christians was shaken, but this was really helpful… thank you. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Life was going very differently for John the Baptist than he had expected. Or anyone else. This had to have troubled him deeply. A prophet sees the present in black and white, but the future in technicolor. But this is not a problem unique to John!

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Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc. Published and distributed by Charisma House. From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. You have the words of eternal life. Rom Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law.

For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone," 8 and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.

Allow us Your heart to see and understand how we may align ourselves with You. We ask that we not be given over to temptation, but be delivered from evil. We ask that we may be given the honor of becoming Your friends and giving You pleasure.

Lord we know our weaknesses and it is only through Your grace that keeps us from falling. Keep us from falling, oh Lord! John The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! Matt AMP The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed by healing and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have good news the Gospel preached to them.

Matt Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

NT skandalon skan'-dal-on "scandal" ; probably from a derivative of NT; a trap-stick bent sapling , i. Luke Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.