Eye Offend Thee Pluck It Out
I.
INTRODUCTION:
II.
DISCUSSION:
A.
THE VALUE OF THE SOUL:
1.
The soul is worth more than any member of the body.
Matthew
5:29-30 = “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 hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, 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 hell.”
2.
The soul is worth than all the world.
Matthew
16:26 =
“For what is a man profited, if he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall
a man give in exchange for his soul?”
3.
The soul cannot be destroyed by man.
Matthew
10:28
= “And
fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill
the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell.”
4.
The soul is the object of God’s love.
John
3:16 =
“For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Romans
5:8 =
“But God commendeth his love toward us,
in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
B.
THE DANGER OF SIN:
1.
Sin cause the Antediluvian world to be destroyed by
flood [Genesis
6 & 7].
2.
Sin brought forth God’s destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah [Genesis 18 & 19].
3.
Sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs
14:34 =
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin
is a reproach to any people.”
Proverbs
16:7 =
“When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh
even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
4.
Sin will bring forth death.
James
1:15 =
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth
forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
Romans
6:23 =
“For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Ezekiel
18:20 =
“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The
son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall
the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness
of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of
the wicked shall be upon him.”
5.
Sin will send the soul to hell.
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 hell.”
Matthew
10:28 =
“And fear not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
C.
THE WRATH TO COME:
1.
The soul that sinneth shall die.
Ezekiel
18:20 =
“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The
son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall
the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness
of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of
the wicked shall be upon him.”
Romans
6:23 =
“For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Revelation
21:8 =
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers,
and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the
lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death.”
2.
The soul that sinneth will be cast into hell.
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 hell.”
Matthew
10:28 =
“And fear not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
3.
The soul that sinneth will be punished with everlasting
punishment.
Matthew
25:41 =
“Then shall he say also unto them on the
left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels:
" Matthew
25:46 = "And these shall go away
into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
Revelation
14:9-11 =
“And the third angel followed them, saying
with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image,
and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence
of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever
and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship
the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark
of his name.”
Mark
9:43-48 =
“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: Where
their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better
for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to
be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better
for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than
having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
D.
THE NECESSITY OF DISCIPLINE:
1.
We must discipline ourselves to the extent of plucking
out an eye or cutting off a hand if such should be necessary
in order to keep from sinning.
2.
We must put away the lust and passion.
Colossians
3:5 =
“Mortify therefore your members which are
upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection,
evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”
Galatians
5:19-21 =
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,
wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such
like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told
you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God.”
3.
We must abstain from evil.
1
Thessalonians 5:21-22
= “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.”
Romans
12:9
= “Let
love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave
to that which is good.”
4.
We must keep our hearts pure.
Proverbs
23:7 =
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is
he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not
with thee.”
Proverbs
4:23 =
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for
out of it are the issues of life.”
Matthew
12:34-35 =
“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being
evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth
forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things.”
Luke
6:45 =
“A good man out of the good treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that
which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth
speaketh.”
III.
CONCLUSION:
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