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What Is The Value of Your Soul?

Let us pretend that we are in the crowd that is addressed by Jesus in the below Bible verses. Let us pretend that, though we are in the crowd, Jesus is speaking directly to each one of us individually. Mark 8:34-38  English Standard Version  (modified by this author for emphasis) And calling the crowd to Him with His disciples, Jesus said to them,  “ If anyone would come after Me,  ... let him  deny himself and      ... let him take up his cross and    ... let him  follow Me.    For  whoever would save his life will lose it ,  But whoever loses his life for My sake  and the gospel's will save it .   For what does it profit a man  ... to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?   For  what can a man give   ... in return for his soul?   For  whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words  ... in this  adulterous and s...