Lust
Matthew 5:30 “And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
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thy right... These 2 verses above are fundamental. It would truly be
better to be blind, and on our way to heaven, than to see clearly on
our way to hell. It also would be better to be a cripple, and on our
way to heaven, than to go to hell with a whole body.
Sometimes, our good looks, or our special physical abilities, may turn our heads and cause us to believe we do not need God. This I believe, is what this Scripture is talking about. Anything that draws us away from God is bad.
cast into hell... Used three times here (Mat. 5:22, 5:29-30; 18:8-9; Mark 9:43-48; Isa. 66:24).
Jesus
was advocating the removal of the inward cause of offense. Since a
lustful heart would ultimately lead to adultery, one’s heart must
be changed. Only by such a change of heart can one escape hell
(“Gehenna”; cf. Mat. 5:22).
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