Beware of Offences

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In Luke 17, the term offence is the Greek word, skandalizo, meaning, stumbling blocks. Literally, it means the trigger of a trap or a snare. The one common thing to the various definitions we have examined is that offence is a strike against either self or someone else which inflicts pains. Little wonder Christ issues a death penalty against those who cause offence. He pronounced woe on him through whom offences do come. Note that in as much as we exist in relationships, it is impossible for us not to get hurt, feel cheated, maltreated, and despised. But we must guide our relationship carefully by taking heed to ourselves, allowing brotherly love to prevail in order not to give or take offence. This is because offence is a choice.