Unoffendable Overlooking an Offense. “A brother offended is harder to be won (back) than a fortified city, …” won (back) than a fortified city, …” Pr.

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Unoffendable Overlooking an Offense

“A brother offended is harder to be won (back) than a fortified city, …” won (back) than a fortified city, …” Pr. 19:11 Pr. 19:11

“A brother offended is harder to be won (back) than a fortified city, …” won (back) than a fortified city, …” Pr. 19:11 Pr. 19:11

“A person’s wisdom yields patience, it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” Pr. 19:11 NIV

The Glory of Overlooking an Offense “A person’s wisdom yields patience, it is to his glory to overlook an offense.” (Pr. 19:11 NIV) “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” (Pr. 19:11 ESV) “Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.” (Pr. 19:11 NLT)

The Danger of Offenses “… but whoever causes on of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.” “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!” Matt 18:7-8

The Danger of Offenses Offenses = skandalon (gr.) Offenses = a stumbling block, a snare, a cause to fall, a cause to sin

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 1) Recognize that offenses will come “For it is inevitable that offences (stumbling blocks) come, …” Matt 18:7

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 2) Be on your guard “Be on your guard!” – Luke 17:3

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 3) Acknowledge your vulnerability Points of weakness Why am I so easily offended by this? unresolved hurt, anger, or insecurity

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 4) Realize how much you have been forgiven Parable of Forgiveness (Matt 18:23-35)

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 5) Follow the example of Christ “… Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, who committed no sin, …, and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, …” (I Pet 2:21-23) “And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” - Eph 4:32 “… just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.” - Col 3:13

How to Be Unoffendable Six Steps to Overlooking an Offense 6) Pursue love Book ends to an amazing chapter on love “I show you a still more excellent way (I Cor 12:31) “Pursue love, …” (I Cor 14:1) The love chapter (I Corinthians 13) 1) “… if I have all faith, …, but do not have love, I am nothing.” (vs.2) 2) “love does not take into account a wrong suffered” (vs.5) 3) “love believes all things, hopes all things,…” (vs.7)