马可福音9：43-47
43倘若你一只手叫你跌倒，就把它砍下来！
44你缺了肢体进入永生，强如有两只手落到地狱，入那不灭的火里去。
45倘若你一只脚叫你跌倒，就把它砍下来！
46你瘸腿进入永生，强如有两只脚被丢在地狱里。
47倘若你一只眼叫你跌倒，就去掉它！你只有一只眼进入神的国，强如有两只眼被丢在地狱里。
问：难道要將叫我们跌倒的手脚砍掉，或將眼睛挖掉嗎？
以上经节讲解：假如我们还爱惜着我们的旧人（罪恶的生命），而不愿意舍去我们的旧人，我们就会失掉属灵的生命。
倘若我们留念着罪恶的自己，我们就不能够得着生命。相反的，我们若恨恶罪人的生命，就能够保守生命到永生。
约12：25 爱惜自己生命的，就失丧生命；在这世上恨恶自己生命的，就要保守生命到永生。
故此，假若我们本身的肢体行恶，阻碍我们进入永生，我们就要把它（恶行）去掉。
罗8：13你们若顺从肉体活着，必要死；若靠着圣灵治死身体的恶行，必要活着。
我们要靠着圣灵治死肉体上的恶行。若察觉自身有恶行引自己入地狱，就要靠着圣灵去掉这恶行，把它治死。务要把使我们进入属灵死亡的恶行去掉。
若是有任何人不舍得弃掉这个行恶的罪身，便是仍然爱惜着这个世界，爱这世上的情欲、眼目的情欲，而导致他进入地狱，不能够得着永生。
因此，无论是错误的脚步或是世上的情欲、眼目的情欲，我们都得把它治死。治死就是把它去掉，完全地把恶行的根除掉。
帖前5：23愿赐平安的神亲自使你们全然成圣！又愿你们的灵与魂与身子得蒙保守，在我们主耶稣基督降临的时候完全无可指摘！
圣经记载，如果我们想要获得永生，就必须弃绝恶行。主耶稣要我们保守圣洁，不为肉体而活，使我们的身体达到无可指摘的地步，直到衪再次降临。
西3：5-9 5所以要治死你们在地上的肢体，就如淫乱、污秽、邪情、恶欲和贪婪，贪婪就与拜偶像一样。6因这些事，神的愤怒必临到那悖逆之子。7当你们在这些事中活着的时候，也曾这样行过。8但现在你们要弃绝这一切的事，以及恼恨、愤怒、恶毒、毁谤并口中污秽的言语。9不要彼此说谎，因你们已经脱去旧人和旧人的行为。
如果我们没有弃绝这一切的恶行，真神的愤怒必临到我们身上。故此，我们务必谨守真道，靠着圣灵治死身体的恶行。
愿一切荣耀归於主耶稣基督。哈利路亚！阿们。
（圣经问答-2015年灵修会）
MARK 9:43-47
43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Question:
Does this mean we will have to cut off our hands and feet that offend us, or pluck out our eyes?
These verses mean that we will lose our spiritual lives if we still love our old selves (sinful lives) and are unwilling to cast off the old man.
We are unable to receive life if we are reluctant to part with our old sinful selves, but we are able to preserve our lives for eternity if we hate our sinful lives. This is why as a metaphor (figure of speech) the Lord Jesus Christ said if our limbs commit sinful deeds and obstruct us from entering into life eternal, we must remove them (sinful deeds).
John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Rom. 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
We must mortify the deeds of the body through the Holy Spirit. If we are aware of any sinful deeds that lead us to perdition, we must rely on the Holy Spirit to remove and mortify them lest they cause our spiritual death.
Anyone who is reluctant to put off his sinful body still loves the world. Worldly lusts and lust of the eyes will lead him to perdition and be unable to receive eternal life. Therefore, we must completely remove the roots of sinful deeds from our bodies.
1Thess. 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible records that we must put off our sinful deeds if we wish to receive eternal life. The Lord Jesus Christ wishes for us to preserve our sanctity. Hence, we must not live for the sake of our fleshly bodies but rather, for our bodies to achieve a state of blamelessness when He comes again.
Col. 3:5-9 5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
God’s wrath will be on us if we do not put off these sinful deeds. Therefore, we must keep the true Word and rely on the Holy Spirit to mortify our sinful deeds.
All glory be to the Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah, Amen.
(2015 Annual SpiritualNurture Meeting - Question and Answer)