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45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into1 hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—  
46 where
a‘Their worm does not die,
And the fire is not quenched.’  
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into1 hell fire—  
48 where
a‘Their worm does not die
And the bfire is not quenched.’  

Tasteless Salt Is Worthless

49 “For everyone will be aseasoned with fire, band every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.  
50 aSalt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? bHave salt in yourselves, and chave peace with one another.” 
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Mark 9:43-50

A Christian's potential is so fabulous that he must do whatever he can to ensure it. No matter how important they are to us, we must abandon any worldly attachments, friendships, and employments that will lead us into sin, or we will receive eternal judgment. Of course, Jesus' illustrations of cutting off a limb or plucking out an eye are not literal, but He wants us to understand the stakes. It is far better to attain to eternal life without enjoying the pleasures of sin than to enjoy them here in this life and be lost. Thus, Jesus emphasizes that we must remove temptation and avoid sin at all costs.

Martin G. Collins
Parables of the Millstone and the Lost Sheep


 
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