Before He cradled the child as an example of innocence He chided His apostles for their childish behavior over their exclusivity to perform works in Jesus name and their worldly ambition and status seeking. Here He is including anything that would cause another weak in the faith to stumble. A follower of Jesus must work to eliminate any personal stumbling blocks that can cause another of marginal (weak) faith or an unbeliever to turn away from God and potential salvation. As a consequence the conscience of a weak believer can be ruined and his capacity to distinguish right from wrong was lost (Titus 1:15) leading to his spiritual ruin and physical death (1 Corinthians 10:9-10; Romans 14:15).
Jesus is making several strong points in these verses. One, He describes the other side as life, which we call eternity. Two, it is entered by belief in Him. Three, He is not endorsing physical mutilation and four; He clearly describes one characteristic of Hell the eternal fire.
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