Matthew 18:7…….Working

Matthew 18:7…….Working

18:7 “Woe to the world because of the things that cause (tempts) people to sin. Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!. (For a Complete Expository See Book)

Extended Sermons

“Jesus is not absolving us of the guilt of our actions. That our sin is not our fault because God allows it.” → Jesus isn’t going to let us off the hook that easy. He understands our tendency to justify ourselves, minimize our sin, hide behind “but everyone’s doing it” or “I couldn’t help myself.” And He is rightly concerned that we not live with a “It’s not my fault mentality”  that God understands it’s just human nature.

Additional Notes & Applications 

Warns against thinking we can put ourselves in certain situations to not be tempted.

Calls for being careful of who we hang out with and the influences around us.

Warns since there will always be seducers, tempters, and bad examples, we need to be on guard.

Even though sin abounds throughout the world, each person is individually responsible for the good and the bad that he does.

Warns against believing we can live safe and protected lives without anything ever tempting us.

Calls for not allowing our failures to keep from being useful to God. We need to keep our sin accounts short and check temptation at the door..

Teaches how God allows temptations to test us and build character.

Displays how we will always have sin and life’s problems to deal with, but we should avoid creating even more. It’s sad how many people create problems for themselves.

Teaches though we may not have ability to completely cure the disease, but we do have the freedom to limit and battle its symptoms.

Teaches there’s a big difference between stumbling into sin to practicing and being slaves to it.