PRAYER JOURNAL - WOE TO THOSE WHO CAUSE OTHERS TO STUMBLE!

I see a pensive face, a bearded man over his head and a demon 😈 on his head with a foot on his nose 👃🏻👀👀 

The TIMESTAMP on this photo is 4:18  👉🏻GREEK 418 👉🏻 anendektos 👉🏻 impossible, inadmissible, not to be allowed ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

The word ἀνένδεκτον appears a single time in the New Testament, in Luke 17:1. Jesus, turning to His disciples, declares, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!”

Throughout Scripture, believers are warned that trials and provocations are woven into the fabric of life east of Eden. The fall of Genesis 3 inaugurated a realm in which temptation and hostility persist until Christ’s return. Jesus’ statement aligns with His earlier teaching: “Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!” (Matthew 18:7). His words neither excuse sin nor surrender to fatalism; rather, they prepare disciples for realistic discipleship in a hostile age (John 16:33).

Luke 17:1 balances God’s sovereign permission of events with human culpability. The inevitability of stumbling blocks falls under the mysterious, comprehensive plan of God (Acts 2:23), yet the pronounced “woe” places moral weight squarely upon those who entice others to sin (James 1:13-15). Scripture consistently maintains this tension: Joseph’s brothers acted wickedly, but “God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20); Judas fulfilled prophecy, yet bore full guilt (Mark 14:21).

While ἀνένδεκτον itself is unique to Luke 17:1, the associated concept—skandalon, “offense” or “stumbling block”—recurs often. • Romans 14:13: “Make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother.” • 1 Corinthians 1:23: “We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.” • 1 Peter 2:8: Christ is “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”

These texts expand the theme from inevitable temptations to the believer’s duty to avoid becoming an inducement to sin and to recognize that the gospel itself—though life-giving—provokes opposition.

Revelation forecasts intensified deception (Revelation 2:14; 18:2-3). Luke 17:1therefore serves as a perennial caution; as history advances toward consummation, believers must discern false prophets and societal enticements that would draw them away from fidelity to Christ.

The lone New Testament appearance of ἀνένδεκτον in Luke 17:1 crystallizes a key biblical insight: the presence of temptation is an inescapable feature of life in a broken world, yet human agents who introduce or perpetuate it stand under solemn judgment. Recognizing this dual truth equips the church for vigilant holiness, compassionate restoration, and steadfast hope until the day when stumbling blocks are forever removed (Revelation 21:27).

BLOGGER NOTED THE TIME I STARTED THIS POST WAS 9:09 👉🏻 THE BIBLICAL MEANING OF 9 IS JUDGMENT OR FRUIT BEARING 👉🏻 9+9 IS 18 👉🏻 THE BIBLICAL MEANING OF 18 IS TO CHOOSE BLESSING AND LIFE ABUNDANTLY OR CURSING AND THE DE@TH OF SIN.

"If you openly declare Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”

Romans 10:9-11

RAISE YOUR HANDS IN SUBMISSION & FROM YOUR HEART PRAY THIS PRAYER ALOUD TO RECEIVE ETERNAL SALVATION. YOU MUST BE SINCERE AND INVITE JESUS TO BE THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE. AND THEN YIELD TO HIM!!!

Jesus, I declare that You are the Son of God who died for my sins. I believe you were raised on the third day and are now seated at the right hand of God the Father. I confess my sins to you now & ask for Your forgiveness. I ask you to come and live in my heart & to be my Lord and Savior. I surrender my life to You. Thank you for giving me Your righteousness, for transforming me into Your image and making me a child of God.