Mark
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Cruelty in Mark

  1. Jesus explains why he speaks in parables: to confuse people so they will go to hell. 4:11-12

  2. Jesus sends devils into 2000 pigs, causing them to jump off a cliff and be drowned in the sea. When the people hear about it, they beg Jesus to leave. 5:12-13

  3. Any city that doesn't "receive" the followers of Jesus will be destroyed in a manner even more savage than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. 6:11

  4. Jesus criticizes the Jews for not killing their disobedient children as required by Old Testament law. (See Ex.21:15, Lev.20:9, Dt.21:18-21) 7:9-10

  5. If you're ashamed of Jesus, he'll be ashamed of you. (And you'll go straight to hell.) 8:38

  6. Jesus tells us to cut off our hands and feet, and pluck out our eyes to avoid going to hell. 9:43-49

  7. Jesus says that those that believe and are baptized will be saved, while those who don't will be damned. 16:16