Sin

Jesus said that lusting after a woman was the same as adultery; we puzzled about Jesus suggesting it would be better to gouge out an eye than to got to Hell. Our Ed Grant suggested that the metaphor means no sacrifice is too great to avoid your total destruction; to keep you from Hell. 

We also discussed Jesus having said not to swear by anything; ie "I swear to God." We should just answer yes or no. Bartt Stevens pointed out the there are events such as being sworn in to testify in court which are really just ritual and that concerning all these things, admiring women or taking an oath, we are judged bases on our objective or motive - there is a difference between admiring and lusting and a difference between swearing by something vs. just complying with an accepted protocol. 

We also discussed sin in general and agreed that all sins are equal. A person who, for example, has committed adultery can hardly look down on someone who is actively gay.