Anonymous ID: f49646 Jan. 1, 2020, 7:21 a.m. No.7683032   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>3077 >>3179

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  1. The โ€œeye of the needleโ€ refers to a gate outside Jerusalem.

 

โ€œIt is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God,โ€ says Jesus in Mark 10:25. Maybe youโ€™ve heard of the gate in Jerusalem called the โ€œeye of the needle.โ€ The camel could pass through it only after stooping down and having all its baggage taken off.

 

The illustration is used in many sermons as an example of coming to God on our knees and without our baggage. The only problem isโ€ฆ there is no evidence for such a gate. The story has been around since the 15th century, but there isnโ€™t a shred of evidence to support it.