If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you …
This condition is repentance, the recognition of harm done and the desire to resolve it, no matter what or who is at fault. In Matthew 18 we see examples of what we are to do when we have sinned against another, as well as when they sin against us. If and whenever possible, regardless of who is to blame, we as Christians are to resolve the conflict.
Repent. This is one of the first commands the Lord gives us in His ministry. This is also one of the first commands we will be sharing as we continue the challenge we offered out to our followers. From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. Matthew 4:17 …
