Luke 17:1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Since the fall, we are so constituted that there are sure to be differences and disputes. It is a great mercy when men dwell together in unity. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is." It is a work of grace; but nature has its lustings, and lustings lead to strivings; And so, as long as the world is as it now is, "it is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come." Let us not, therefore, be either offence givers or offence takers. When anyone offends us, let us say, "It is impossible but that offences will come," and let us make light of it; and let us be very careful that we do not cause others to offend. As for him through whom the offence comes, -
Luke 17:1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Since the fall, we are so constituted that there are sure to be differences and disputes. It is a great mercy when men dwell together in unity. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is." It is a work of grace; but nature has its lustings, and lustings lead to strivings; And so, as long as the world is as it now is, "it is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come." Let us not, therefore, be either offence givers or offence takers. When anyone offends us, let us say, "It is impossible but that offences will come," and let us make light of it; and let us be very careful that we do not cause others to offend. As for him through whom the offence comes, -