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This verse means that if there is something in a person's life that causes the person to sin or sway from the will of God, the person should let it go, even if it seems difficult. The difficulty or the pain in letting go of that sin is what is compared to gouging the eye out and throwing it away. It will be very painful to gouge out your eye. So it is better to let go of that sin which is so pleasing, suffer on earth for a short time and enjoy in heaven eternally than to stay in that sin, enjoy on earth for a short time and burn in hell eternally.
Correct answer: The events he witnessed.
Concerning the life and ministry of Jesus, Peter wrote about the events he witnessed.
In his 2nd Epistle to the church, the Apostle Peter wrote:
<em>We did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain </em> (2 Peter 1:16-18 New International Version).
Peter also added this emphasis about all the writings of the Bible:
<em>We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit</em> (2 Peter 1:19-21 NIV).
Three weeks after the March on Washington the KKK bombed an African American church. This was unreasonable and unprovoked. This event showed that change was needed in America.
A--Islamic tolerance and Christian conversion were how the two empires addressed religions during empire building.
The Islamic empires often used systems of tolerance allowing for multiple religions to exist in their empire. At times, they would impose taxes on differing religions but rarely were people forced to give up their religion. For Christians, conversion was important. As they built empires in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, native peoples were forced to convert to Christian religions.
