27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 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. 30 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.So you're probably sitting there thinking to yourself, "that's got to be metaphorical right?" Right?! And wouldn't that be convenient? But the Anabaptists knew better! :P
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.Well obviously if you gouge your own eyes out, that's going to make finding the road harder! It seems kind of backward doesn't it? One gate requires that you chop off your hands and the other one leads to destruction. ;P I guess according to the Christian Bible we're all damned if we do...
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