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Matthew 18:6-9 Reflections

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☘️ These verses want to show how God rejects sin. God hates sins, but he loves the sinners. He came to earth to save, us, the sinners from death cause by sin and gave us the gift of eternal life. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23) ☘️ Do I literally have to do something bad on my self  or to others who have caused me to sin as Matthew 18:6 says? Or remove the part of my body that is causing me to sin? You may misinterpret it. We know Jesus often used parables. I pray that all of us who are reading this today (children, youth, and youth then) will be given wisdom by God in this regard. I believe, it does not mean that we have to do such bad things to our selves or to other who have caused us to stumble or literally remove the part of our body that causes us to sin. It only wants to give emphasis that your soul is more important than your body .  As it is written,  What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange ...