The Bait of Satan

The trap of offense may be the most widely effective trap the enemy uses inside the church.

What did you expect of the person who offended you, and what do you expect of yourself?

Can God use the offense someone intentionally caused you - for good?

God placed us in the Body of Christ to mature, refine, and strengthen us.

Justifying being offended prevents us from seeing what God wants to do in us.

In order to receive God' grace, we must be clothed in humility. And to be clothed in humility, our pride must be crushed.

The thing that guarantees Jesus will never become a "rock of offense" to you is your ever-increasing love for him.

Jesus NEVER compromised the truth, yet Jesus never offended any person by exercising his own rights or privileges.

Communion both unites us to Jesus and one another. Can there be offense in it?

The only way we can give out divine forgiveness is by the life of Jesus Christ living IN us and THROUGH us.

The Holy Spirit wants to cut away at our bitter root of offense and revenge.

"Next-level" offenses require long-haul forgiveness.

If we want to be free of the Bait of Satan, we've got to keep one goal in mind at all times - be reconciled.