Tuesday, July 13​

Make sure of the more important things. —Phil. 1:10.
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These important things include the sanctification of Jehovah’s name, the fulfillment of his purposes, and the peace and unity of the congregation. (Matt. 6:9, 10; John 13:35) When we build our life around these important things, we prove that we love Jehovah. The apostle Paul also said that we must “be flawless.”

This does not mean that we must be perfect.

Jehovah will view us as flawless if we do our very best to deepen our love and make sure of the more important things. One way in which we show our love is by doing our utmost to avoid stumbling others. The instruction to avoid stumbling others is really a warning. How might we stumble someone?

We could do so by our choice of entertainment, our choice of clothing, or even our choice of employment. What we do may not be wrong in itself. But if the choices we make offend someone else’s conscience and he or she is stumbled, that matters.

—Matt. 18:6. w19.08 10 ¶9-11​

 

This counsel is contradictory.

If something is not wrong 'in itself' it cannot be among the more important things.

The commentator in attempting to cover all bases has made a nonsense.

If stumbling people is forensic by the standard set forth,
this commentary qualifies as a stumbling block.
by its own standard

It is to YOU, therefore, that he is precious,* because YOU are believers; but to those not believing, “the identical stone that the builders rejected+ has become [the] head of [the] corner,”+ and “a stone of stumbling and a rock-mass of offense.”+ These are stumbling because they are disobedient to the word.* To this very end they were also appointed. (1Peter 2:7-9)
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