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Originally Posted by Bible Follower

Hi I'm new to these forums & have been a Christian only for a couple of years. I was shocked when I read that Jesus want people to throw away their right eye. Could someone please explain if this verse is literal or something else? Thank you



Matthew 5:29:

"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, 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

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EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chorus:
Excuses, Excuses
You hear them everyday
Now the devil he'll supply them if in church you stay away
When people come to worship God, the devil always loses
*So to keep those folks away from church, he offers them excuses
Well in the summer it's too hot
In the winter it's too cold
In the springtime when the weather's just right, you find some place else to go
Well it's up to the mountains or down to ...

DO NOT GIVE UP IN THE STORM!!!!!

Just wanted to share. Have a great and blessed day.

One day a young lady was driving along with her father. They came upon a storm. The young lady asked her father what should she do, he said "keep driving". Cars began to pull over to the side, the storm was getting worse. What should I do the young lady asked, "keep driving" her father replied. On up a few feet she noticed eighteen wheelers was pulling over also. She ...

Daily Rules from God
1. Wake Up!!Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up!!The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7

3. Shut Up!!
Say nice things ...

YES, THAT'S US!!!!!!

GOD’S CHOSEN!!!!

YOU ARE A CHOSEN PEOPLE, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE BELONGING TO GOD, THAT YOU MAY DECLARE THE PRAISES OF HIM WHO CALLED YOU OUT OF DARKNESS INTO HIS WONDERFUL LIGHT. ONCE YOU WERE NOT A PEOPLE, BUT NOW YOU HAVE RECEIVED MERCY.” (1 Peter 2:9, 10)

I don't know about you all, but this gives me more and more courage, each time I read it!!!!