Mark 9:42–48 shows that even if we follow the letter of the law, or maim ourselves in the attempt, we cannot be good enough to get to heaven on our own.

28 июн. 2024 г. · Key Thought: Sin, and leading others to sin, must be avoided at all costs. Being God's pure people is vitally important.

7 мар. 2008 г. · Christ's statement in Mark 9:43-48 is a warning to all of us. He cautions us to be very careful about how we live–and to break any sinful habits which we might ...

Jesus taught us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and we render this in terms of the cliches of pop psychology. "In order to love one's neighbor, one first ...

Here observe, 1. The admonition or warning given by Christ unto us, to remove far from us all occasion of sin, though ever so dear unto us. We are not to ...

10 апр. 2013 г. · In these verses He tells them that it would be better for them to cut off an arm or a leg, or pluck out an eye, if it caused them to sin.

Jesus says that the radical measures needed to avoid sinning are worth taking. We need to be willing to take those extreme measures in our battle against sin.

10 апр. 2016 г. · Theme: Even if something precious to us causes us to sin, it's worth taking extreme measures to separate ourselves from it.

Jesus wants us to know that Hell is real; that Hell is terrible beyond all description and that no one ever has to go there!

It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched.