In Mark 9:42-50, Jesus spoke soberly about the reality of hell to warn us where our sin will take us. Jesus calls His followers to do whatever it takes to avoid leading ourselves or others into sin, emphasizing the radical nature of repentance and the daily fight against sin we must wage by the power of the Holy Spirit. This passage is a call for Christians to live soberly in light of eternity and to live in a way that marks us as distinct from the world.
