Isaiah 57:14
King James Version
14 And shall say,
Cast ye up, cast ye up,
prepare the way,
take up the stumblingblock
out of the way of my people.
"Scripture's very clear.
We are not to hinder our brothers, and sisters.
We are not to cause them to sin, or to stray.
We are not to be the reason they become disappointed, disillusioned, turn bitter, are ruined, are hurt, or perish.
We are not be a stumbling block in their way to knowing more about God.
We are to love them, and lead them back to the LORD, in the manner the LORD wants."
We wrote all that on 4 September 2021.
Today, we have selected a few more verses which can guide us how to better care for others.
As taught by GOD:
Exodus 22:22
King James Version
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow,
or fatherless child.
Leviticus 19:14
King James Version
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf,
nor put a stumblingblock before the blind,
but shalt fear thy God:
I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 24:17
King James Version
17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment
of the stranger,
nor of the fatherless;
nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
As taught by JESUS:
Matthew 12:10-11
King James Version
10 And, behold,
there was a man which had his hand withered.
And they asked him, saying,
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them,
What man shall there be among you,
that shall have one sheep,
and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day,
will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Mark 16:17-18
King James Version
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover.
Luke 13:14-16
King James Version
14 And the ruler of the synagogue
answered with indignation,
because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day,
and said unto the people,
There are six days in which men ought to work:
in them therefore come and be healed,
and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said,
Thou hypocrite,
doth not each one of you on the sabbath
loose his ox or his ass from the stall,
and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years,
be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
John 13:34-35
King James Version
34 A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
As taught by apostle Paul:
Romans 14:13
King James Version
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 14:19
King James Version
19 Let us therefore follow
after the things which make for peace,
and things wherewith one may edify another.
1 Corinthians 8:9
King James Version
9 But take heed lest by any means
this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock
to them that are weak.
1 Corinthians 8:11-13
King James Version
11 And through thy knowledge
shall the weak brother perish,
for whom Christ died?
12 But when ye sin so against the brethren,
and wound their weak conscience,
ye sin against Christ.
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 10:32
King James Version
32 Give none offence,
neither to the Jews,
nor to the Gentiles,
nor to the church of God:
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
King James Version
6 We then,
as workers together with him,
beseech you also that ye receive not
the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith,
I have heard thee in a time accepted,
and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:
behold, now is the accepted time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offence in any thing,
that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves
as the ministers of God,
in much patience, in afflictions,
in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments,
in tumults, in labours,
in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge,
by long suffering, by kindness,
by the Holy Ghost,
by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth,
by the power of God,
by the armour of righteousness
on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour,
by evil report and good report:
as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known;
as dying, and, behold, we live;
as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;
as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing,
and yet possessing all things.
Romans 14:13
King James Version
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 14:19
King James Version
19 Let us therefore follow
after the things which make for peace,
and things wherewith one may edify another.
Interestingly, this post was prepared on 19 August 2024.
That's EXACTLY a year ago.
Funny how SPIRIT led me back to it today, to fine-tune, and add to it.
It may have taken me a year to get back to this post, but now you have it before you.
Today is the day this article is meant to reach you.
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