John 12:25
Whoever loves their life is losing it, and whoever hates their life in this world will keep it safe for eternal life.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The First Stage cites John 12:25
…eaten of beasts, drowned in the seas, for the love they bare to the Lord of the place, John 12:25; all well, and clothed with immortality as with a garment. 2 Cor. 5:2. Pliable: The…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit cites John 12:25
…life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25, ESV). First, we must die if we are to live. There is no spiritual life except through…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites John 12:25
…loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal” (John 12:25, ASV). Nee saw the grain's shell as a picture of the natural self enclosing life. The…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites John 12:25
…is derivative: disciples follow the crucified Lord. “He that loveth his life loseth it” (John 12:25, ASV). The teaching confronts self-preservation. We naturally protect reputation…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
God’s Garden cites John 12:25
…loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal” (John 12:25, ASV). Amy Carmichael took that saying as a pattern for her life. The phrase most often…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Only One Life cites John 12:25
…loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal” (John 12:25, ASV). Studd’s life was a grain of wheat in that sense. He let go of his fortune, his…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
A Grain of Wheat cites John 12:25
…loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal” (John 12:25, ASV). Livingstone’s life did not bear much visible fruit while he lived. It bore fruit…
- Selected Sermons of George Whitefield ·
A Preservative Against Unsettled Notions, and Want of Principles, in Regard to Righteousness and Christian Perfection Being a More Particular Answer to Doctor Trapp's Four Sermons Upon the Same Text cites John 12:25
…“righteous over-much: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?” Jesus, you will say, tells us (John 12:25) “He that loveth his life shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:24-25
…a tender, teachable, surrendered person. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7-12; John 12:24-25; Genesis 32:24-31; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Galatians 6:1. Reflection 1. What do you defend…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:24-25
…to use their guns against them, and were killed on 8 January 1956. Scriptures to revisit John 12:24-25; John 15:13; Revelation 12:11. Reflection 1. What would you refuse to do even to save…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:24-26
…and the churches of Central Africa, and in the shadow of empire. Scriptures to revisit John 12:24-26; Luke 17:10. Reflection 1. What in his life would you imitate, and what would you avoid?…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:24-26
…bore real fruit, and it warns that zeal must be governed by love. Scriptures to revisit John 12:24-26; 1 Corinthians 3:6-7; 1 John 2:17. Reflection 1. What in his life would you imitate, and…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 12:23-26
…under one word; her life is weighed with its light and its shadows. Scriptures to revisit John 12:23-26; Hebrews 13:7. Reflection 1. What would you want written over your grave? 2. Which part…