To read the texts click on the texts: Rom 3:21-30; Lk 11:47-54
The text contains the second (11:47 – 51) and third (11:52)
woe to the lawyers. The second woe deals with the attitude of the lawyers to
the prophets whom their ancestors killed and the lawyers approve of that
killing by building monuments to the same prophets. In this way they are
accomplices to the murders.
The final woe condemns the lawyers because though they possessed
knowledge, they did not use it as it was meant to be used, nor did they allow
others to use it. They acted as stumbling blocks in others way.
The woes that Jesus pronounces do not go down too well with the
Pharisees, who began to ask many questions in order to catch Jesus on the wrong
foot.
We too can become stumbling blocks in other’s way to God by the
things that we say and the things that we do. When we point out the negatives
in others and in the process forget all the positive qualities they possess we
cause them to stumble.
Thank you for the message. I will try today, not to be a stumbling block to others. Had not thought of this earlier, whether I was a stumbling block to others. I will make a conscious effort to see if I am becoming a stumbling block.
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