Seasoned With Fire

For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Mark 9:49

So what does a small-group Bible study teacher do when the group decides it would rather be elsewhere this morning? Right, he goes out in search of another group of students. So, good morning, students! We have a tough verse to study this morning. What does Jesus mean by seasoned with fire? Are we to be barbecued?

Tough verses we come across generate more questions for us than answers. If a person reads through the entire Bible and has no questions, then that person wasn't paying attention as they read. As a veteran of much reading, I can testify that it is possible to do that, maybe more so as we get older. However, back to the question, what does He mean by seasoned with fire? I would tend along Paul's thoughts (see 1 Corinthians 3) that some of us, perhaps all of us, will arrive at the pearly gates smelling of smoke and with singe marks where sin used to cling. It will be a far sight better than going down below and burning for all eternity!

Ouch! And love to you in Christ Jesus this morning,

Bucky