He said unto them, Doth this offend you?

Joh 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
I apologize dear friends as I am having computer difficulties, so as this makes its way out it is a little late, if by chance you read these in the usual morning posts. Sunday was great, and the preaching of Pastor Tony Ayers at Calvary Baptist Church just keeps getting better. What a heart for people and the things of God. During our Sunday school hour Bro Ward ( our local church sent missionary for church planting in the western U.S.A.) started out by using text from John Chp 6:66-69, I went back and was reading a little before that and verse 61 jumped out at me. It made me smile a little as I know that if my Savior had trouble getting through to an unregenerate society then it shouldn't surprise us as laborers for Christ that we won't have some to be offended by our life and walk, teaching and preaching. What a great chapter on some of the teachings of the deity of Christ, and of salvation and other doctrines. You see Jesus had been teaching on doctrine and now the time was come to have discipleship tested during this teaching. Would they be there with him, or would they leave? Would they be offended as Jesus exhorted them to leave the law and follow after Him as the Messiah? Discipleship is our lives as Christians, ever growing in the Lord so we may serve the Lord. Some of us choke down doctrine, others accept it gladly. Again the bible clearly states in the last days that people will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears, and that my friend is what I see daily. People wandering around in their Christians lives like a person thrown overboard on a rough sea. They have nothing to keep them afloat, or to bring them to safety, because of false doctrine. We are like in the days of old, doing that which is right in our own eyes. What a shame as the bible clearly states that 2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Did you see there friend, doctrine is listed first so that the rest may be accomplished in our lives to lead us in the way to go. It is because people are offended that they cannot handle doctrinal preaching in this day and age, what a shame. I see too many as I witness in these days that don't even have a handle on the doctrine of salvation much less anything else. This grieves me greatly because if you can't believe the way the bible says to come unto Jesus for your salvation then the rest of the teachings of scripture will in no likewise be of effect for you. Being offended keeps us from being humble, being offended keeps us from fellowship, and being offended keeps us from God. I challenge you today to earnestly seek in your heart to forgive rather than be offended, and to remember 2Ti 3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 2Ti 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.