...whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall 6nd it ;" that is, he shall find eternal life. " For (U) Ver. 1 — 19. John sends tu-o disciples to vitit lose bit own (life, or his) soul ; or what shall a man give in exchange for either ? It is only, we...

...resolves to seek " a king" dom that cannot be moved." He feels the force of our Lord's questions, " What is a man profited, " if he gain the whole world, and lose his own " soul ? or what shall a man give in exchange for " his soul t" He does not, however,...

...gratification; than the Christian man is in considering and planning and acting for eternity. But hear! " What is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" The ultimate object which the Christian has in view is far superior to that of...

...ie yourselves ; and that it should be so rendered here is evident, because St. Luke so expounds it, What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ? Luke ix. 25. And indeed the soul, being the principal part of a man,...

...as the following. Psalm cxi. 10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Matthew xvi. 26. What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, •and lose his own soul ? 1 Timothy i. 15. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am...

...THE GLORIOUS OBJECT OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTER'S AMBITION. Is it the accumulation of wealth ? Alas ! what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul, through having neglected to warn those committed to his care? Is it the applause...

...estimate of the value of the soul, the whole world is no measure of it in the judgment of our Lord. ' For what is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ? ' Nor less is its value in the sight of the Creator. To form the human soul, to...

...whosoever will save his life shall lose it,"—shall lose that life •which alone is worth his care: "for what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul; or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" For there will come a day of...

...morning to the Backsliders, from How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ? At one, to the unawakened, from What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? In the evening I preached to a far larger congregation, on the Connaught side of...

...insignificancy, and fade as a withering flower, when compared with eternal happiness or misery : " For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" The soul of man, bearing the natural image of God in its noble powers and faculties,...