The Thessalonians

So, in Matthew we are commissioned to cut off our hand and pluck out our eye if they cause us to sin. Sin is what keeps up from progressing in our walk with God. Sin causes us to wallow in our spiritual infancy. We, as a church often view it as acceptable to remain a spiritual baby for longer than we should. We don't see a problem with seeing a lack of wisdom in people who have been a Christian for 6 month, a year, or even years. When Paul went to see the church at Thessalonika, he was with them for 3 sabbath days, that is equal to about two weeks. Now, within this two weeks, people accepted Christ and were being taught about the second coming of Christ. That is a pretty deep subject for someone so young in the faith. Many people would ask how the church would be ready to receive this. It's simple, they cut away their sin. Instantly. Whenever God convicted them of having an idol, they cast it down. Whenever they were made aware of the sin their hand our eye caused them, they removed it. How radically changed would our lives be if we reacted the same way to our sin rather than bargaining, arguing, or excusing ourselves?