Mark 9:43 And if your hand offend you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell… I. THE STUMBLING BLOCKS HERE MENTIONED. II. WHETHER A CLASSIFICATION OF STUMBLING BLOCKS BE SUGGESTED OR NOT, IMPORTANT LESSONS, AS TO THE CAUSES OF FALLING, ARE HERE TAUGHT. 1. May be part of ourselves — personal appearance, etc. 2. May be in our occupation — sinful, engrossing, etc. 3. May be in that which delights us — conversation, music, etc. 4. May be in persons and society sought after by us. 5. May be in useful and lawful things. 6. Everyone must judge for himself. III. THE COMMAND OF CHRIST. 1. Most peremptory. The cause must be removed — however valuable, painful, etc. 2. Most pressing and weighty reasons are assigned. Such conduct is indispensable to life. To act otherwise is to perish. At how dear a price sinners purchase their pleasures! (Expository Discourses.) Parallel Verses KJV: And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: 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: |
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