“A great millstone fastened around his neck”
Matthew 18:5-7 – "Whoever receives one such child in
my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these
little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for
him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and
to be drowned in the depth of the sea. "Woe to the world
for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations
come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
Weigh a few
hundred pounds
to several
thousand pounds
Matthew 18:6 – "whoever
causes one of these little
ones who believe in me to
sin
Physical children
Spiritual children
Personal accountability
Ezekiel 18:20 – The soul who sins shall die. The son
shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the
father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The
righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself,
and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
Duty to build up
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Teamwork in teaching
• Dad and mom – Prov. 1:8-9
• Christian teachers – Eph. 4:11-14
• All should aspire to teach – Heb. 5:12-14
Duty to build up
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Teamwork in teaching
• Dad and mom – Prov. 1:8-9
• Christian teachers – Eph. 4:11-14
• All should aspire to teach – Heb. 5:12-14
The instruction manual
2 Tim. 3:16-17
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Example
• Personal conduct – 1 Tim. 4:12-16
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Example
• Personal conduct – 1 Tim. 4:12-16
• Lead astray – Eph. 5:3-7
• Bite and devour – Gal. 14:15
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Example
• Personal conduct – 1 Tim. 4:12-16
• Lead astray – Eph. 5:3-7
• Bite and devour – Gal. 14:15
• Evil for evil or reviling for reviling – 1 Peter
3:9-11
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Teaching
• Destructive heresies – 2 Peter 2:1-3
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Teaching
• Destructive heresies – 2 Peter 2:1-3
• Deceiving and being deceived – 2 Tim. 3:1215
• Obstacles contrary to the doctrine – Rom.
16:17-18
Causes one of these little ones to sin
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Playing the Devil’s advocate
• Devil’s advocate?????
• Some not strong enough for you to play the
Devil’s advocate – Rom. 14:1-3
• Causes another to stumble