Will We Always Be in the Image of God?
Unfortunately, just as Adam and Eve sinned for
the first time in the garden, Jesus says that "it
is inevitable that stumbling blocks come," even
to children that are old enough to believe (see
Matthew 18:7).
 Jesus
says in Matthew 18:5-7: "And whoever receives one
such child in My name receives Me; but whoever
causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to
stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone
be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in
the depth of the sea. "Woe to the world because of
its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that
stumbling blocks come;
 but woe to that man through
whom the stumbling block comes!" Matthew 18:5-7 (NAS)
Question:
According to Matthew 18:5-7, what is the result
when a child (who is old enough to believe, or a
"believing child") stumbles?
- Not a big deal. Everyone makes mistakes.
- Everyone inherits sin from parents anyway.
- So terrible that the person who causes a
believing child to stumble is better off having
a heavy millstone hung around his neck and
drowned in the sea.
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"And
whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name
welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these
little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be
better for him to have a large millstone hung around
his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
"Woe to the world because of the things that cause
people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the
man through whom they come!" (NIV)
"Whoever
receives one little child like this 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 if a millstone were hung around his neck,
and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. "Woe to
the world because of offenses! For offenses must
come, but woe to that man by whom the offense
comes!" (NKJ)
"And
whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
receiveth me: But whoso shall cause one of these
little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is
profitable for him that a great millstone should be
hanged about his neck, and (that) he should be sunk
in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because
of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that
the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom
the occasion cometh!" (ASV)
"And
whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
receiveth me. 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. 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!" (KJV)