" I DON'T WISH TO BE A STUMBLING BLOCK "

I'm sure that none of us ever wish to become a Stumbling Block to anyone. We must remove stumbling blocks that cause us to sin. This does not mean to cut off a part of the body; it means that any Person, Program, or Teaching in the Church that threatens the Spiritual Growth of the body must be removed. Now for the individual, any Relationship, Practice or Activity that leads to sin should be stopped. Jesus says it would be better to go to heaven with one hand than to hell with both. Sin, of course, affects more than our hands; it affects our minds and hearts. LAST POINT: A man who hadn't walked for 38 years had been healed, but the Pharisees were more concerned about their petty rules than the life and health of a human being. Now it is very easy to get so caught up in our man-made structures and rules that we forget the people involved. Are your guidelines for living God-made or man-made? Are they helping people, or have they become needless Stumbling Blocks?