《John》15:13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
《John》15:13 No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
Explain:
The greatest love to friend in the world is to die for him.So Jesus went to the cross, he sacrificed his life to atone for all living beings.
《John》3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
《John》3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
《 Isaiah》 26:19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
《Matthew》10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
《Mark》8：:35 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.
《Matthew》24:9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
《John》13:38Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the
《Matthew》13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
《John》6:40 cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
《Mark》6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
《Revelation》20:4 And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.
Explain:
People who died for Jesus and the gospel will be raised to eternal life at the end of the day. So to die for Jesus and the gospel is the way to eternal life.This is also the path of eternal life that Jesus preached when he came back.