Kingdom Living - The Commands of ChristНамуна

Commands of Christ: 53 

Resist temptation radically. 

If we have come to terms with the necessity of dying to ourselves to enter the Kingdom then this command should not even “raise an eyebrow.” Cutting off a hand or foot or gouging out an eye from a dead person is not a painful process. Six times in the gospels Jesus said that whoever wanted to save his life in this world would lose it, but whoever loses their life for His sake will find it for life eternal. 

Jesus’ command makes it quite clear that anything that separates us from God must be dealt with severely. It is literally a matter of life and death. Sin is not something to be flirted with. We cannot please ourselves and serve God. If we think we can then we have deceived ourselves and not truly chosen to follow God. In our own strength, we cannot do this, but if we have truly repented and believed in the Lord, then through the power of the Holy Spirit whom He has given us, we can follow. If we have not truly turned to follow God, we must do so, or we will be separated from Him for eternity in hell.