Mark 9:43-48 is Address to a Saved Person

Jesus in Mark 9:43-48 also in Mat 5:27-30 were referring not the unsaved but much on the saved. Why? Simply because the unsaved is already in danger of the fire of hell (they were not in Christ) while the saved (those who in Christ) still, might be in danger of the fire of hell.

Reason a saved might be in danger of the fire of hell:

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:43-44)

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:46)

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:48)

A saved person must see to it that there are dangerous members of his body that can put him in danger of the fire of hell. Then, he must be watchful to his hand, eyes and more so in his tongue (which is the most dangerous part of the body) with has a sinful habit (deeply ingrained) that must be put to death. Take heed the apostle Paul said in his epistles:

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (Rom 6:11-13)

Many man and women of God had put their self in danger just because of the member of their body causing sin which lead them to be enslave by it. They become again bondage of the sin living and dwelling in their members. See “Claimed it, But Watch Out!

There is an undeniably in every saved an ingrained habit hard to break. The things ought to do I cannot do or things I hate to do I do are repeatedly struggling within. Why it happen oftentimes? For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. (Gal 5:17)

Is your flesh (the body with its dangerous parts- hand, eye and tongue) desires thing against the desires of the Spirit? Indeed this is a very serious matter and you must do something and work out something to save your members that keep pulling you to hell.

All members of the body of a saved person must entirely be saved from the danger of the fire of hell.

See “ The Paradox of the Biblical Salvation”.

Stung By A Sin

Bee sting is so small that according to the medical expert, people allergic to bee venom can become seriously ill and even die from a bee sting.


If so happen that you stung by a bee the practical thing to do is to remove the sting. But be cautious, do not pull it out by gripping it with your fingers as the venom sacs are still attached, and you will squeeze in a lot more venom than was injected in the first place. The sooner you remove it the less venom will be injected. The sting will probably cause a bit of pain for 10 minutes or so, and may be itchy for a day or two.


Just the same in our spiritual life, there are sting surrounding us everyday which is known as a "little sin" (in various form) always ready to bring spiritual death on us. This sting which is sin usually begin as a small sin and when a saved person let himself accustomed with the sting or the sin, it will goes bigger and deeper into his whole being. Then consequently it will bring a negative effect in his spiritual being. The bible said, “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death”. (Jas 1:15)

The lust of the eyes and the lust of the flesh pulls many Christians away from the desires of the Spirit (Gal 5:17) wherein the lust itself serves as the sting. And when the sting is injected, it bring forth more sin that if it will not forsake and resist immediately sting of death (which is the exact biblical term of the word sin) will swell within. It will bring more venom into the whole spiritual body. Then it will dominate the spiritual whole being leading to spiritual death-lack of spiritual life.

Spiritual death which bring forth lack of spiritual life manifest as in the following:

• No time for bible reading
• Lack of prayer
• Neglect of Fellowship
• Inner desire to serve God and to witness fades away
• Lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh gains control over his life

The fact is, majority of Christians find lots of time watching T.V. than bible reading and prayer. Things they ought to do they cannot do, they struggle with sin. Lack of vital spiritual thing needed to do by a saved person result to lack of spiritual life. Lack of spiritual life shall result to lack of power over the sin (lustful sin, fleshly desires, temptation, sin of omission and sin of commission) which is the sting of death.

Work out the law (which is the Ten Commandments) by surpassing them is the only way to remove and be saved completely from the sting of death. The more a saved person surpasses the law the more "ingrained sinful habits" (sting of death) shall be remove.