...come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 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. For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the...

...after me, let him cdeny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will dsave his life shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain...

...foundation of the duty of man. And secondly we learn the necessity of obeying him : " If a man love me, he will keep my words." " He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings." And certainly no one sentiment is more distinctly, more earnestly, more frequently inculcated in Scripture,...

...to one passage which will serve to illustrate this fact: Mark, viii. 35 — "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." Now observe : the word rendered-life in this passage,...

...love him: "He that hath my commandments and keepeth (hem, he it is that lovcth me, — If a man love me he will keep my words. — He that loveth me not...keepeth not my sayings. Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you." Again, none of the wicked whom God will destroy have any love to him: "The...

...come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 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. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain...

...after me, let him deny himself, and take up " his cross, and follow me. 35 For Mtosoever will save his life, shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and tire gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 Forw.hat shall it profit a man, if he shall gain...

...after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my take, the same shall save it." In doing this the Christian must die daily. He is crucified with...

...after he hath "•killed, hath power to cast both soul and body " into hell" — " Whosoever will save his life, shall " lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my " sake and the Gospel's, the same shall find it." A " noble army" there was, whose faith was so...

...after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me : for whosoever will $ave his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. CHAPTER I. ' What Selfishness and Self-denial are, at the root. I...