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Jn 12:
If you loves your life in this world, you will lose your eternal life.
If you hates your life in this world, you will keep your eternal life.
Now, we are seeing a parallelism.
If you prioritizes your own comfort, desires, and worldly ambitions above all else, you are clinging to temporal pleasures. By focusing on self-preservation and material gain, you ultimately lose sight of the deeper, eternal purpose of life.
On the other hand, if you subordinate your desires and interests to God's will, you deny selfishness, embrace humility, and are willing to endure hardship or sacrifice for the sake of following Christ. By doing so, you gain eternal life and fulfill your true purpose.
Just as Jesus’ death brought resurrection, our surrender to God’s will leads to true life. Jesus called his followers to reject selfishness and worldly ambition in favor of a life fully surrendered to God.
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This paradox can be re-expressed more literally in propositions:
If you loves your life in this world, you will lose your eternal life.
If you hates your life in this world, you will keep your eternal life.
Now, we are seeing a parallelism.
If you prioritizes your own comfort, desires, and worldly ambitions above all else, you are clinging to temporal pleasures. By focusing on self-preservation and material gain, you ultimately lose sight of the deeper, eternal purpose of life.
On the other hand, if you subordinate your desires and interests to God's will, you deny selfishness, embrace humility, and are willing to endure hardship or sacrifice for the sake of following Christ. By doing so, you gain eternal life and fulfill your true purpose.
Just as Jesus’ death brought resurrection, our surrender to God’s will leads to true life. Jesus called his followers to reject selfishness and worldly ambition in favor of a life fully surrendered to God.
See also
