Your offence can hinder the work of Christ in you!
English: Mary and Jesus (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses , and of Juda, and Simon ? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him." ( Mark 6:3 ) There is many an individual who has by God's grace found the Lord and has had a fruitful ministry in a place far from his hometown where he once lived a lifestyle of which he has now repented. Going home is difficult, for his former companions in sin will be there to oppose and tempt and disbelieve. In the course of His travels, Jesus returned to His birthplace ( v. 1 ), and although He had lived a sinless life in His early years, He was still only one of the local citizens, and this resulted in their prideful opposition and disbelief. "And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is