Part 3: When JESUS says “better for him” (Lk 17:1, 2 & Mt 18:6), does He mean better for the evildoer, or better for all, or better than doing nothing, or better than doing anything else, or perhaps all of that? Seeking a good understanding for this question also partly addresses the questions about JESUS saying “the depths of the sea” and “be drowned” (Mt 18:6). The wrath of LORDGOD awaiting the unrepentant teachers of little ones to sin will be unending if delayed to eternity. If such an evildoer would have to endure an incriminating process, a ship ride to above the depths, the attachment of weight, being thrown alive into the water and suffering the stages of drowning, the opportunities for repentance and LORDGOD’s forgiveness through JESUS before entering eternity would be aplenty. But the “better” is surely not all about the evildoer. The “better” is also for all still on Earth, and it is better than doing nothing, and (because JESUS says it) better than anything else. A short circuited, skipping or stunted process of justice short of execution will fall terribly short of making things better. If anyone but JESUS had first said these words it could be said they were caught up in emotion and went into hyperbole. But SAVIOR JESUS is plainly saying good and true judgment bearing justice that arrests evil and restores good order making life on Earth better, and this truth should be realized.

Kiowa Southern
Baptist Church
7th and Main
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Time 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m. - Study of Revalation
AWANA 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Phone 620-825-4512 Brian Neilson - Pastor 208-392-7536
www.kiowasbc.org
 

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