Jesus said, “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Matthew 18:6 Image Courtesy: Jesus First Loved Us
The Greatest in the Kingdom
The disciples approached Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?’
Jesus called a child over, placed it in their midst and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven and whoever receives one child such as this in My name receives me.”
Temptation to Sin
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Woe to the world because of the things that cause sin. Such things must come but woe to the one through whom they come.
If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire and if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into fiery (Hell) Gehenna.”
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that the angels in heaven always look upon the face of My heavenly Father.
What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go search of the stray? If he finds it, Amen I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.” Matthew 18:1-14
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