(a) The warning against despising (18:10)—“Take heed that you do not despise [look down on, belittle, scorn, hold in contempt] one of these little ones [young Christians].” (b) The reason for not despising (18:10–14)—We should not despise those that God has placed under the care of guardian angels, 18:10; those whom the Son of Man came to save, 18:11; those whom the Father restores when they go astray, 18:12, 13; those whom the Father wills that they never perish, 18:14. (5) The fifth requisite—To
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