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  YOU CAN'T KEEP BOTH EYES
  by Elisabeth Elliot
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Summary: We must choose between struggling with sin and quitting it, and
prioritizing our eternal destiny over our temporary desires.

Topics: "Sin And Temptation", "Spiritual Discipline"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:29, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 12:4, James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8

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Elisabeth Elliot shares a powerful story of a young man delivered from
drug abuse but tempted back, emphasizing the danger of allowing even a
'little bit' of sin in our lives. She highlights the importance of not
excusing disobedience by using the word 'struggle' and the need to
completely quit sinful habits rather than tolerate them. Just as Jesus
warned about the seriousness of sin by urging to remove what causes
stumbling, we are called to take drastic measures to avoid falling into
the fires of hell.

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CONTENT
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A young man was delivered from a life of self-destruction in the form of
drug abuse. He turned from his old ways, but of course was pursued by
the enemy and tempted back. It was clear to him that he could not afford
to be lenient with himself in allowing the least indulgence in the old
habit. One day he said to his pastor, "Don't ever allow me to use the
word 'struggle.' Every time I use it I am excusing disobedience, I am
really prefering to 'struggle' rather than to quit."

Jesus made this necessity sharply clear when He said, "If it is your eye
that is your undoing, tear it out and fling it away; it is better to
enter into life with one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into
the fires of hell" (Mt 5:29).

To struggle--that is, to allow a "little bit" of sin, to be cautious
with ourselves, tolerant of a certain amount of plain disobedience, is
to try to keep both eyes.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/elisabeth-elliot/you-cant-keep-both-eyes/
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