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1 | MAT. 18:8? | Matt 18:8 | JOSH JOHNSON | 240446 | ||
WHAT DID JESUS MEAN HERE? Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. |
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2 | MAT. 18:8? | Matt 18:8 | Jalek | 240451 | ||
Greetings, There's another interpretation to this passage than the vanity of clinging to temporal things. Jesus is speaking of things that cause us to stumble, or sin. He's saying that one should be willing to go to extremes to prevent himself from sinning. He's using these analogies as a way of getting his point across. If removing one of your eyes, hands, or feet will help prevent you from falling into the sin, then what is the loss of those parts and entering heaven in comparison to losing your body intact and soul in hell? Jalek |
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3 | MAT. 18:8? | Matt 18:8 | JustinToner | 240458 | ||
I agree with you Jalek. Another way of saying it: If anything tempts you to sin, and if you cannot consistently overcome that temptation, then do whatever you have to so that you do not have to face that temptation in the first place. For example, if you sin after seeing magazine covers on the news stand, then don't ever go to the news stand no matter what you may need/want from it. |
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4 | MAT. 18:8? | Matt 18:8 | DocTrinsograce | 240459 | ||
Dear Justin, That is a good example! When I thought of what you wrote, it occurred to me, this is obeying preemptively. I read a book by David Platt in which he had another term for it: "Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us." Thank you for bringing up this example! In Him, Doc |
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