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To: daniel1212
I am referring to the "pluck out your eyeball" sort of commands.

That admonition appears to use hyperbole to convey the seriousness of sin...not to encourage people to pluck out their eyeballs.

45 posted on 02/16/2024 10:02:39 AM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: RoosterRedux
I am referring to the "pluck out your eyeball" sort of commands. That admonition appears to use hyperbole to convey the seriousness of sin...not to encourage people to pluck out their eyeballs.

That is certainly hyperbole since unlike something like booze, eyes are a vital organ, and the negative effects of removal would be profound, while to rid oneself of lustful thoughts could also justify removal of the mind itself.

And since it is our sinful nature that leads us to sin, then consistent with the removal principal, suicide could be justified. But spiritually this mortification is exactly what the Spirit of Christ prescribes. (Rm. 6)

51 posted on 02/16/2024 8:03:46 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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