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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
An overcomer would rather die than sin. They love not their lives unto death.
[11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Rev. 12:11
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I think that you are presenting a false dilemma here.
An overcomer isn't going to maim themselves because they can't overcome sin. They will simply overcome sin.
Jesus was using a figure of speech known as hyperbole when He said that in
Matthew 5 and
Matthew 18.