Men Burn for Goods, Who Will not for Christ
Mark 8:35
For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.


Richard Denton, a blacksmith, was the means of converting the martyr, William Woolsey. When told by that holy man that he wondered he had not followed him to prison, Denton replied that he could not burn in the cause of Christ. Not long after, his house being on fire, he ran in to save some of his goods, and was burnt to death!



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.




Meaning of the Term Life
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