Biblical Text

“If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.” (Matthew 5.29-30, NRSV)

Reflection Video

For the video with the reflection on Matthew 5.29-30 click here.

Questions

• How have you interpreted these verses in the past? Did you think Jesus was being literal but impractical? Or did you understand Jesus in a more symbolic yet practical manner?
• Do you agree with the reflection? Why or why not? Do you think there is a better way of understanding Jesus? What would this be? What support can you find for this in the Sermon on the Mount?