Easter 7 The Sunday after the Ascension May 28, 2017
Easter 7
John 15:26—16:4
May 28, 2017
“It’s a Trap”
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
“I have said these things to keep you from falling away.” The Greek word there for “falling away” is a really important word in the Bible. It could be translated to keep you from “stumbling/being offended/going astray”. We get the English word “scandal” from it. It’s Greek skandalon. Jesus doesn’t want you to be “scandalized”. To fall away. …