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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world,yet forfeit his soul

Steve2422

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In this world we are led to believe, in what seems to be right and what seems to be wrong.Temptation is everywhere, the devil prowls around seeking to destroy at any moment. Pride has engulfed the world and has led us to be made against each other rather than for each other. We constantly want to one up each other and gain what is not for us, or create shortcuts to gain a advantage to higher positions and status. We need to realise that this world is temporary, anything that is, has already been. We are stuck in this monotonous cycle of chasing what is already gone. Instead of chasing the world and what the world has to offer, we can instead be chasing Gods word, and what Jesus asks us to do. To be obedient to Gods Word takes discipline and sacrifice it requires us to put aside what we thought was right, instead follow and teach what is right, that being the Gospel. When we accept the Gospel into our hearts we develop a moral understanding on how we are to be and how not to be. The Holy spirit who God graces us with becomes our teacher and holdsus accountable, we have to understand this and make sure we are in perfect harmony with the Spirit or else we will miss the importance of the message. I believe their is nothing more important in this world than understanding, teaching and learning the gospels. It is through the Gospels and Jesus Christ, eternal life is given, Finding salvation through any other way is pointless and in my opinion blasphemy to God. Only Jesus can save. God send his son to die for us to take away the sins of the world and give us eternal life, if we accept this. Their is nothing in this world that is worth more than our own salvation, what i mean by this is,not going against our morals built in us through Christ as means to gain worldly pleasures or advantages. Sure we will never be without sin, our road to repentance is a on going one till we die, but when equipped with the armour of God ,he will steer us into the correct decisions to be made. On that road let’s spread the Gospel, let’s let our actions do thetalking rather than our lips, that road we walk on is the narrow road the lord speaks about, which leads to eternal life. Do not be dishearten by set backs, life is all about set backs, we can use them to destroy us or we can use them to help us grow, set backs or troublesome times should not be excuses to turn away from God, and if we do manage to backslide, say and do things we were not supposed to, then God is Just! And he will forgive us when we seek him and his righteousness. The same way Jesus carried his cross for us, we need toalso carry our own cross aswel. on Jesus’s cross their laid the sins of the world, on our cross,is the sinful nature we must bear with us until we are united with Christ. Don’t ever give up, Jesus has already won every battle for us whether we know it or not. Their is nothing else to gain but Gods grace.

For it is written: Mark 8-36

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet loose his soul