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This morning Jesus reminded me 
of something that I grew up understanding 
but that my 'Canadian Culture' denies.... 

often even the community of believers we struggle with this.... 

HELL is a real place 
and people go there. 

Jesus said that it is so bad 
that it would be better to gouge out your eye 
or  
cut off your Right hand 
and live without them 

than live with those body parts 
and go to hell....  ref Matt 5:27-30

and the issue that sends people there
is another word my culture doesn't like

SIN

If my eye or my hand
is the reason for sin
and that makes me go to this place of torment
Jesus says, "wouldn't it be better to loose the limb,
than spend eternity in Hell?"

Yeah but....
He didn't really mean that....
did He....?
I mean He's just talking in metaphors...
right....?

Hmmm....

It was so serious
When the Father asked Jesus to 

Die

for my sin
to give me the opportunity to
live
...so He did.

Lord,
How does my culture 
Ignore,
  deny,
    mock,
      disregard,
         rationalize,
            intellectualize...

         Sin
    and
Hell

and somehow not realize
that Your incredible sacrifice
was to give me a choice...

than Sin and the consequence....
Hell.

or Life

Thank You
Lord Jesus.

I choose.

You.

Thank You.

PJ