Self-Mutilation – More Christ-like than you might think

I once had a buddy point out an attractive girl and say “Hmm Hmm” – then, a minute later, “Man, I need to pluck my eye out.” - true story

Faith in Christ is extremely important. Jesus taught that we much have faith as a little child and that whoever “shall receive” a faithful child, receives Christ.

To impress upon us the importance of faithful children, Jesus taught it is better to have a millstone hung around your neck and be thrown into the sea than offend such a child.

This admonition naturally led into a discussion of self-mutilation. Going to heaven is super important, so if your hand is working to commit sin, you should really cut it off.

If your foot has a tendency toward sin, you better cut that off too.

Finally, if you have a “naughty eye,” pluck it out. If you have an eye that likes to look at bad things like porno, it’s best to violently rip it from its socket.

It’s far better to enter heaven horribly maimed than go to hell where the worms that eat people never die, and the torment of fire never ends. 

Moral: better start chopping!

Ref: Mark 9:37 & Mark 9:42-49