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Mark 9:38\u201350,<\/strong> This is a very enigmatic passage that commentators struggle with trying to explain, since Yeshua links together so many seemingly disparate concepts. I say \u201cseemingly,\u201d since there is nothing average about the Master\u2019s intellect, or his knowledge of spiritual truth. Our inability to comprehend his sayings should only spur us onward to dig all the more into their heights and depths of meaning, thus uncovering the nuggets of truth from within the transcendent intellect of our Master and Creator!<\/p>\n

Yeshua the Master begins his discourse by discouraging sectarianism. \u201cThose who aren\u2019t against us are for us.\u201d He then promises rewards to those who are kind to his disciples, implying that his disciples should in turn be kind to others who, though they may not be a part of your particular group, they may not necessarily be working against you, for they may also be kingdom workers but with different a assignment than yours (vv. 38\u201341).<\/p>\n

Next, our Master warns against offense\u2014especially those who offend (or cause to stumble) the little ones who are still young and tender in their faith. Linked with the preceding thought, the implication may be that Yeshua\u2019s servants need to beware of not offending any of his kingdom workers whether they are part of \u201cour group\u201d or not. Only the Almighty sees the larger picture much as a general oversees his troops. The individual soldier knows his own marching orders, and may be oblivious to the orders of other soldier\u2019s elsewhere, and is thus in no position to judge another soldier who has other marching orders.<\/p>\n

Yeshua then issues a strong warning against any actions (the hand), or any directions of our lives (the foot), or any perspective (the eye) that may lead us to sin in causing one of YHVH\u2019s kingdom workers elsewhere to stumble spiritually. Such an offense may bring us under the severe and unquenchable fires of YHVH\u2019s eternal judgment. In other words, when we, through offensive actions and perspectives, cause one of YHVH\u2019s kingdom workers who is operating outside of our limited view of things to stumble, we may be doing irreparable damage to the advancement of the kingdom, thus risk bringing the wrath of Elohim squarely down upon us (vv. 42\u201348).<\/p>\n

Yeshua concludes his discourse with an even more mysterious statement that commingles a variety of biblical concepts. Many biblical commentators admit the difficulty of understanding this passage (e.g., Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Beale and Carson). He indicates that his disciples, as living sacrifices (Rom 12:1), must allow themselves to be laid on the altar of YHVH\u2019s service like the animal sacrifices of old. As these sacrifices went through the sprinkling of salt (Lev 2:13; Ezek 43:24) and the burning of fire on the altar of sacrifice, even so, as living sacrifices doing YHVH\u2019s kingdom work, Yeshua\u2019s disciples must be willing to endure the fires of trials and adversity. Fire both consumes and purifies, while salt both preserves and seasons\u2014two activities that are continually needed in the disciple\u2019s life as part of their spiritual refinement in order for them to become perfect and sin-free like their Master.<\/p>\n

Yeshua ends with the admonition to be salty or spicy (in our words and actions) as we advance his kingdom. But we mustn\u2019t be offensive in our demeanor such that it causes others to stumble, thus breaking the peace between our fellow coworkers, since we are all working together for the same Master. No matter what, maintain peace one with another (vv. 49\u201350)!<\/p>\n

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