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Luke 17:1-4

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1Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

2It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

4Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

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1)       According to what Jesus said to his disciples in verse 1 what is the certainty that things that cause people to stumble would come?

o   They are bound to come.

 

2)       What did Jesus say in verse 1 about the person through whom things that cause people to stumble come?

o   Woe to the person.

 

3)       According to what Jesus said in verse 2 what would be better for a person, to cause a child to stumble or to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck?

o   It would be better for the person to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verses 2 and 3 what should the disciples do in light of the severe consequence of causing a child to stumble?

o   They should watch themselves.

 

5)       According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what should the disciples do with a brother or sister who sins against them?

o   Rebuke the

§  Brother.

§  Or sister.

 

6)       In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 3  what is the purpose for rebuking a brother or sister when the brother or sister sins?

o   Rebuking the

§  Brother.

§  Or sister.

o   Would hopefully lead them to repentance.

 

7)       According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what should the disciples do if the brother or sister who sins against them repents?

o   Forgive the

§  Brother.

§  Or sister.

 

8)       According to what Jesus said in verse 4 what should the disciples do if the brother or sister who sins against them seven times in a day and seven times comes back to them saying ‘I repent’?

o   They must forgive the

§  Brother.

§  Or sister.

 

9)       What is the basis for a brother or sister who has sinned to be forgiven?

o   Repentance.

 

10)   Is there any limit on how often and how frequently a brother or sister can be forgiven, given that the brother or sister repents after sinning?

o   No.

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Luke 17:1-4

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