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What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?
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∙ 8y ago
While this is a Bible verse, it certainly doesn't benefit anyone if they have everything and yet loses themselves and their beliefs in the process. We've all heard of rich and successful people committing suicide, so their wealth and success didn't help them. There are plenty of examples of successful people losing or compromising who they are and suffering here on Earth without needing to discuss the afterlife.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe question is from the Apostle Mark, and clearly the point he is trying to make is that it profits the man nothing. Mark, being a deeply religious man, was concerned primarily with the after-life, where the immortal soul is all that matters.
However, there are other ways to look at this. The first was proposed by another user...
'Perhaps he will finally know the value of what he had? ...GP'
I don't know about that, but personally, I take the question at its most basic. When you get right down to it, it profits the man *the whole world*. That's a pretty big profit, if you ask me (or most people, I would imagine).
Now, Mark would argue that the man is only gaining the whole world for a fleeting speck of time compared with the eternity of a lost soul, but that's only really true if you're banking on that after-life.
In any case, I think most people would be pretty happy with gaining the whole world, if only for... say, half a lifetime? Judging by the number of people playing the lottery, it's a safe bet.
The Question is not from marks mouth.. it is from LORD JESUS. What will the main gain If He becomes rich and have all possession but he has no place in the Kingdom of GOD(Heaven).
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∙ 16y ago26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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