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Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by OLAADEGBU(m): 7:03pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9? Are Jesus' words in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9 supposed to be understood literally? |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by sekundosekundo: 7:24pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Jesus speaks in parables, what He meant is that we should do away with anything that will make us miss Heaven. Even if such thing(s) are as important to us as any part of our Body. |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by eph12(m): 7:52pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
Yeah maybe |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by Peacefullove: 10:00pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
sekundosekundo: hellfire in those same verses na parable too ? if hellfire in those verses ain't parable , then you are just kidding with what you wrote above. 2 Likes |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by Peacefullove: 10:06pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: remember among those words of Matthew 5:29 and 30 is hell , so if you insist this verse should not be understood literally , it means hell should not be understood literally . but if hell is to be understood literally , every other word in that same verse is to be understood literally . anything else apart from this is idiocy , and hypocrisy . 1 Like |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by sekundosekundo: 7:27am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Peacefullove:My dear He's talking about Heavenly race. The way we should approach it with all seriousness not allowing anything to distract us. There's no time for argument here. |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by ERONX(m): 7:41am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Hmmm |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by ERONX(m): 7:41am On Sep 30, 2016 |
No what Jesus was simply implying is whatever sin or act that won't enable us make heaven we should cut it off... For example if telling lies would stop you from making Heaven, you are to stop telling lies by cutting off the act or habit of telling lies and not going on to cut off your tongue.. I PRAY THE LORD GIVES US UNDERSTANDING |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by Peacefullove: 8:03am On Sep 30, 2016 |
sekundosekundo: no one is arguing with you, am only letting you know that you should be careful of what you say . rendering those verses as parables automatically render hell mentioned therein as parable too. simple! |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by Peacefullove: 8:05am On Sep 30, 2016 |
ERONX: why are you changing the meaning of the verse ? kindly let me know what hell means in those verses ? |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by sekundosekundo: 9:47am On Sep 30, 2016 |
Peacefullove: The main focus here isn't the Hell but what He meant by the parts of our body He said we should cut off. |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by Peacefullove: 11:31am On Sep 30, 2016 |
sekundosekundo: its also tied with the statement, which makes it fundamental to the verse |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:54am On Oct 14, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Suggested answers: https://gotquestions.org/pluck-out-eye-cut-off-hand.html |
Re: Did Jesus Mean We Should Literally Pluck Out Our Eyes And Cut Off Our Hands? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:49pm On Nov 02, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Question: "Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?" Answer: In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says something that must certainly have seized His hearers' attention: "If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell" (Matthew 5:29–30). Jesus repeats the admonition in Matthew 18:8–9, except there He adds the need to dispense with a foot as well as a hand and an eye. |
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