The Paradoxity Of Gain
God or Gain
Introduction
In Mark 8:36 it says “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Gain appears 29 times in scripture, 13 times in the Old Testament and 16 times in the New. According to Merriam – Webster’s dictionary gain means “resource or advantage acquired or increased, an increase in amount.” Gain is term used commonly in our day and age, people who have big business, even those who work for others. Gain is a business term. The writer of the gospels in the book of mark, was trying to let us know that it would be worthless, or will not profit anything if the gainer, gains everything but he/she is lost. Two verses earlier, Jesus told the people that “whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” He then continues and say “for whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.”
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Sin is a paradox. It may look like fun, sound like fun but it is not fun. In Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” There are so many people that have fallen into sin, not because of how gruesome it looked but because of how attractive it seemed to look. I am a personal example of falling into sin because of it ‘so-called’ attractiveness. In Romans 6:23, it clearly shows us that though sin may be attractive, its payment is death. The road of sin is a road that ends in
Introduction
In Mark 8:36 it says “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Gain appears 29 times in scripture, 13 times in the Old Testament and 16 times in the New. According to Merriam – Webster’s dictionary gain means “resource or advantage acquired or increased, an increase in amount.” Gain is term used commonly in our day and age, people who have big business, even those who work for others. Gain is a business term. The writer of the gospels in the book of mark, was trying to let us know that it would be worthless, or will not profit anything if the gainer, gains everything but he/she is lost. Two verses earlier, Jesus told the people that “whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” He then continues and say “for whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.”
The Paradoxity of Sin …show more content…
Sin is a paradox. It may look like fun, sound like fun but it is not fun. In Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” There are so many people that have fallen into sin, not because of how gruesome it looked but because of how attractive it seemed to look. I am a personal example of falling into sin because of it ‘so-called’ attractiveness. In Romans 6:23, it clearly shows us that though sin may be attractive, its payment is death. The road of sin is a road that ends in