2009-08-07T09:37:21-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/offend http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:29&version=KJV 2009-08-07T09:37:21-05:00 This harsh-sounding passage instructs Christians to remove, by any means necessary, anything that causes them temptation ("offends"). If there's something in your life that is leading you away from God, you need to clear it out of your life as completely as possible.