I assume that you'd agree with the second sentence, that it's better to lose a body part than to go to hell. Or perhaps you don't....
Nah, I don't agree with that. As to figurative vs literal, the very line you quote seems to point in that direction. Of course your hand can't cause you to sin.
As to Hell, Ah hell, fuggitabuttit.
In any event, for someone who only takes the Matthew injunction figuratively, this still leaves open the question posed upthread to ICANT, who seems to think that simply believing in christ is enough to get one into heaven.
Yeah, the Gett Outta Hell Free card theology. It's pretty common among the Born Again marketers and honestly, it's an easy sell.
But it also makes God out to be a fool as well as evil.
If that's the case, then how can that be reconciled with Matthew, which says, figuratively, that sinning will prevent one from getting into heaven?
Well it can't, and it can't be reconciled with what Jesus supposedly said either. But the Bible isn't consistent. It is an anthology of anthologies and different parts tell different stories.
Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!