Our paragraph topic is: (Avoiding scandal) Part 2.
Christ treasured the little ones. They were newly born, fresh from the tree of life, given new life by God. Theirs was the innocence. Theirs was the beginning. Theirs was the start of a life in eternity. For they knew not life. For they knew not existence. They were conceived in the being of God who brought forth the tree of life that it may bring forth fruit.
Precious are the little ones. Happy and joyous are their lives. Full of questions and curiosity is their life. Happy in the learning and the experience of all that life has to offer. And Christ said to his disciples: "He who receives one such little one for my sake, receives me. Yet there are those who do not receive them. There are those who would corrupt them. There are those who would use them for their own means, to serve their own purposes. The little ones are the gems of heaven. They are the newborn life of God. They are the ones to be protected and guarded against the evil of the world. And for this reason Christ told his disciples: "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."
How precious are the little ones. Look into their eyes and see the light of life that comes through them. Feel the joy and love that comes through their hearts as they experience the physical life that is theirs. Through them we become alive and experience the newness of life. Through their lives we are reborn. For with them and through them we shape the future of their lives and provide the protection and have the opportunity to set them on a path that they may follow for the rest of their lives here on earth. We are their foundation. We are their light in the darkness. We are their protection as God protects us.
Yet there are those who would destroy. There are those who would corrupt. There are those who would lead astray the new life sent to earth by God. There are those who would turn these little ones away from their true nature and send them into darkness. Beware, you who corrupt, you who destroy, you who tear down and turn the light to darkness. Grave is your sin. And great is your punishment. Far greater will be your suffering in hell for the sin that you commit hear on earth. Christ tells you that it would be far better for you to commit the sin of death than to face the sin of corruption of a little one. For the sin of death is far less a punishment than the sin of corruption.
Turn away from these acts of evil against the Lord your God. Seek forgiveness and repent. Open the door to the light of Christ who forgives the sins we commit. God loves you. He created you in his image and not in the image of darkness. You are life and you are light. See the goodness within you and know the truth of who you are in Christ. He has provided the way and the path awaits you to follow. Come! Receive the light of the Holy Spirit and you will know the truth of who you are in Christ.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
Christ treasured the little ones. They were newly born, fresh from the tree of life, given new life by God. Theirs was the innocence. Theirs was the beginning. Theirs was the start of a life in eternity. For they knew not life. For they knew not existence. They were conceived in the being of God who brought forth the tree of life that it may bring forth fruit.
Precious are the little ones. Happy and joyous are their lives. Full of questions and curiosity is their life. Happy in the learning and the experience of all that life has to offer. And Christ said to his disciples: "He who receives one such little one for my sake, receives me. Yet there are those who do not receive them. There are those who would corrupt them. There are those who would use them for their own means, to serve their own purposes. The little ones are the gems of heaven. They are the newborn life of God. They are the ones to be protected and guarded against the evil of the world. And for this reason Christ told his disciples: "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."
How precious are the little ones. Look into their eyes and see the light of life that comes through them. Feel the joy and love that comes through their hearts as they experience the physical life that is theirs. Through them we become alive and experience the newness of life. Through their lives we are reborn. For with them and through them we shape the future of their lives and provide the protection and have the opportunity to set them on a path that they may follow for the rest of their lives here on earth. We are their foundation. We are their light in the darkness. We are their protection as God protects us.
Yet there are those who would destroy. There are those who would corrupt. There are those who would lead astray the new life sent to earth by God. There are those who would turn these little ones away from their true nature and send them into darkness. Beware, you who corrupt, you who destroy, you who tear down and turn the light to darkness. Grave is your sin. And great is your punishment. Far greater will be your suffering in hell for the sin that you commit hear on earth. Christ tells you that it would be far better for you to commit the sin of death than to face the sin of corruption of a little one. For the sin of death is far less a punishment than the sin of corruption.
Turn away from these acts of evil against the Lord your God. Seek forgiveness and repent. Open the door to the light of Christ who forgives the sins we commit. God loves you. He created you in his image and not in the image of darkness. You are life and you are light. See the goodness within you and know the truth of who you are in Christ. He has provided the way and the path awaits you to follow. Come! Receive the light of the Holy Spirit and you will know the truth of who you are in Christ.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
