Mark 8:36-For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
2007-04-20 12:29:16 · 24 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The book of Mark wasn't written until almost 100 years after Christ died. The stories of what Jesus said were passed down by word of mouth.
That's probably not even what he said. And if God was real he would have presented himself a long time ago. I just can't see being condemned for questioning what may in all actuality be false, especially when God gives no proof of existence. And please don't hand me that "faith" crap, how convenient for you.
2007-04-20 12:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe i follow any religion, i follow my own path and believe in God/Spirit/Energy being the totality of everything known and unknown.
A. I think it is about the sole pursuit of material wealth when no thought is given to anything spiritual.
What a person accumulates in material wealth in a life time gives pleasure only for the length of time a person lives. And if that person has invested his energy and belief in only material things and suppresses the soul needs to search for a the greater meaning to life - there will be a feeling of hopelessness, dread and fear of death on an unconscious level and this background feeling colours all the actions of that person.
( If you have everything on Earth you want, you actually have nothing because you will always be concerned with what you will lose when you die, because if there is no soul, there is nothing! You will cease to exist and everything you have gained will be in vain.)
2007-04-20 13:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by feath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This quote is very applicable to all faiths and philosophies.
Devout Buddhists choose to search for enlightenment rather than wealth.
Muslims will choose to support the five pillars of their faith over material wealth.
Atheists defend their identities rather than just lose themselves to beliefs they can not embrace.
Etc.
2007-04-20 14:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Bad Day 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said anything about me wanting the whole world?
2007-04-20 12:48:14 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't profit at all. We lose. We give up the childish comfort blanket of eternal life and embrace death.
How's that profiting?
2007-04-20 12:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by paul n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THAT QUESTION ACTUALLY CAN BE TAKEN FROM A WHOLEY ESTHETIC POINT OF VIEW, WITH NO RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF ANY KIND. IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE IN A CREATOR OR A SAVIOR TO UNDERSTAND THE STATEMENT. TRUTH IS TRUTH AND TRUTH LIKE MORALITY, REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION.
2007-04-20 12:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by crazycelt@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good comment!
Our soul, our inner self, needs to focus on the HERE and NOW in order to live fully.
Allowing oneself to be distracted by a 'hereafter' or a 'savior' is an insult to the soul of man.
2007-04-20 12:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I dont believe in a soul so thats not a legitimate question I can answer.
2007-04-20 12:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by Mayonaise 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bible Quote. Might as well be asking what I think of a Gandalph quote in Lord of the Rings.
2007-04-20 12:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by Armund Steel 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As an athiest, not only do i choose not to believe in the bible, but people who do offend me. Stop putting that crap on the internet and wasting braincells.
2007-04-20 12:32:21 · answer #10 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋