Not too long ago, I saw the following posted on social media:
Ultimately people don’t quit church because of bad Christians or churches. They don’t stop eating out after they go to a bad restaurant. They don’t stop going to the doctor even though doctors make mistakes. No matter how much they blame others, Jesus said they quit the body of Christ because of themselves:
“Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.” (John 3:20-21)
While it is true that ultimately each individual's decision whether to follow Christ or self rests with that person, those of us who claim to represent the King of kings do bear a great responsibility. In Luke 17, Jesus said:
Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves.
