Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Offense It Is Coming

LUKE 17:1-3:

It is impossible that offences won't come, but woe to the one it does come through.
It would be better for that person who brought the offence to have a mill stone hung around his neck and jump in the sea with it then to offend the lest little one...
Jesus said this to all the people as a WARNING.

He said also "To take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him."

This is what I am writing about. I have been offended. I need to go straight to the one who did the offence, tell them of the offence, see how they handle it, and IF they repent, then I forgive it and let it go, its over!

Now Jesus said; "IF you have a person offend you seven times a day and seven times come and repent, forgive and forget it!

Now what is Jesus saying:
IF, you have been offended, and IF you have dealt with it and that person is sorry, then forgive, but IF that person that offend you does not repent after YOU went to them face to face, then Jesus said this; "WOE TO THAT ONE."

Let me phrase it this way... Jesus is going to deal with the person that offends and keeps offending even after you have confronted them. No forgiveness is neccessary if that person refuses to do so, you are blood released, it is His job to put the millstone around their necks and toss them in the sea, not yours.

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