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Reuben Archer Torrey
• 1 min. read • grade level: 13
Occasions of, must arrive.
Matt. 18:7
7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! (Matthew 18:7)
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Occasions of, forbidden.
1 Cor. 10:32
32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: (1 Corinthians 10:32)
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2 Cor. 6:3
3
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: (2 Corinthians 6:3)
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Persecution, a cause of, to mere professors.
Matt. 13:21
21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. (Matthew 13:21)
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Matt. 24:10
10
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. (Matthew 24:10)
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Matt. 26:31
31
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. (Matthew 26:31)
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THE WICKED TAKE, AT
The low station of Christ.
Isa. 53:1-3
1
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:1‑3)
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Matt. 13:54-57
54
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. (Matthew 13:54‑57)
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Christ, as the corner-stone.
Isa. 8:14
14
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 8:14)
, with
Rom. 9:33
33
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. (Romans 9:33)
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1 Peter 2:8
8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8)
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Christ, as the bread of life.
John 6:58-61
58
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? (John 6:58‑61)
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Christ crucified.
1 Cor. 1:23
23
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; (1 Corinthians 1:23)
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Gal. 5:11
11
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. (Galatians 5:11)
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The righteousness of faith.
Rom. 9:32
32
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; (Romans 9:32)
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The necessity of inward purity.
Matt. 15:11,12
11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? (Matthew 15:11‑12)
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Blessedness of not taking, at Christ.
Matt. 11:6
6
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Matthew 11:6)
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Saints warned against taking.
John 16:1
1
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. (John 16:1)
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SAINTS SHOULD
Be without. Phi. 1:10.
Be cautious of giving.
Psa. 73:15
15
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. (Psalm 73:15)
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Rom. 14:13
13
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. (Romans 14:13)
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1 Cor. 8:9
9
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. (1 Corinthians 8:9)
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Have a conscience void of.
Acts 24:16
16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. (Acts 24:16)
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Cut off what causes, to themselves.
Matt. 5:29, 30
29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. (Matthew 5:29‑30)
. Mar. 9:43-47.
Not let their liberty occasion, to others.
1 Cor. 8:9
9
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. (1 Corinthians 8:9)
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Use self-denial rather than occasion.
Rom. 14:21
21
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. (Romans 14:21)
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1 Cor. 8:13
13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. (1 Corinthians 8:13)
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Avoid those who cause.
Rom. 16:17
17
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. (Romans 16:17)
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Reprove those who cause.
Ex. 32:21
21
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? (Exodus 32:21)
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1 Sam. 2:24
24
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress. (1 Samuel 2:24)
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MINISTERS SHOULD
Be cautious of giving.
2 Cor. 6:3
3
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: (2 Corinthians 6:3)
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Remove that which causes.
Isa. 57:14
14
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. (Isaiah 57:14)
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All things that cause, shall be gathered out of Christ's kingdom.
Matt. 13:41
41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (Matthew 13:41)
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Denunciation against those who cause.
Matt. 18:7
7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! (Matthew 18:7)
. Mar. 9:42.
Punishment for occasioning.
Ezek. 44:12
12
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity. (Ezekiel 44:12)
. Mai. 2:8, 9.
Matt. 18:6, 7
6
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! (Matthew 18:6‑7)
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Exemplified.
Aaron,
Ex. 32:2-6
2
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
3
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
4
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
5
And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.
6
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. (Exodus 32:2‑6)
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Salaam, &c.
Num. 31:16
16
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. (Numbers 31:16)
, with
Rev. 2:14
14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. (Revelation 2:14)
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Gideon,
Judg. 8:27
27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. (Judges 8:27)
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Sons of Eli,
1 Sam. 2:12-17
12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
13
And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14
And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. (1 Samuel 2:12‑17)
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Jeroboam,
1 Kin. 12:26-30.
Old Prophet
1 Kin. 13:18-26.
Priests,
Mal. 2:8
8
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 2:8)
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Peter,
Matt. 16:23
23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. (Matthew 16:23)
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