Temporal Gain Eternal Loss
Gurnall. Matthew 16:25 For whoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. It hath cost many a man his life, when his house has been on fire, to attempt through covetousness to save some of his stuff; venturing among the flames to preserve this, he has perished himself. Many more have lost their souls, by attempting to carry some of their own stuff — their own self-righteousness — with them to heaven. O sirs! come out, come out; leave what is your own in the fire; flee to Christ naked! (Gurnall.) Parallel Verses KJV: For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. WEB: For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.