013: On Amputation
“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” – Matthew 5:29-30, NKJV
Polycarp:
Clement of Alexandria:
Origen:
Question for Today
Jesus tells us to deal decisively with things that cause us to sin. He says not only to cut it off, but also to cast it from you.
Is there something you can identify that consistently leads you to sin?