Matthew 18:1-11

Rank in the Kingdom

¹At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” ²And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, ³and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me; ⁶but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Stumbling Blocks

⁷“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes!

⁸“And if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. ⁹And if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fiery hell.

¹⁰“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

Ninety-nine Plus One

Discipline and Prayer

Forgiveness

¹¹[For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.]