The Sin of Refusing

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”  Matthew 11:6  ESV Stumble – David Flusser points out that the Hebrew verb behind this Greek gospel expression is a word that means “to be led into sin, to go astray from the right understanding of the will of God.”[1]  In other words, the…

On the Offense

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“These things I have spoken to you, that you may be kept from stumbling.” John 16:1 Kept From Stumbling – Yeshua does not want you to be scandalized.  That’s the Greek word here – skandalizo – “to cause to offend or stumble.”  In this context, Yeshua explains the process of faith so that we won’t…