The word "Hell" in Verses 29 and 31 is the Greek "Gehenna," the eternal Lake of Fire, not Hades. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell." And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. To go along with this, a very interesting portion of Scripture is found in Matthew 5:28-30: We believe these works could very well be burned or destroyed in the Lake of Fire. SO the sin (bad works) in a Christian's life is not loss of salvation, but loss of rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ. He will not be rewarded for them as they will be burned. The Scripture is clear and simple that a Christian can have works that are displeasing to the Lord, but he is still saved. "If any man's (Christian's) works shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved." A Christian's life consists of good works which are described in 1st Corinthians 3:12 as "gold, silver, and precious stones." The bad works of a Christian are described in the same Verse as "wood, hay and stubble." Concerning the bad works, Verse 15 states that. The Christian will appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ after the Rapture, where he will receive his rewards. There is one thing we have not covered so far and it concerns the Christian's works that are to be burned. At this point we want to recapitulate over all that are going to enter the Lake of Fire.
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