Romans 14:13
Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak
14:13 Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.
Malachi 2:8
2:8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law;
you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,”
says the
Lord who rules over all.
Matthew 16:23
16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
Matthew 18:7-10
18:7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It
is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.
18:8 If
your hand or your foot causes you to sin,
cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have
two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
18:9 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 to have
two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Luke 17:1-2
Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service
17:1 Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
17:2 It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
Philippians 1:10
1:10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
Hebrews 12:13
12:13 and
make straight paths for your feet,
so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Revelation 2:14
2:14 But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam,
who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block
before the people
of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.