2009-08-31T10:24:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/lose+his+life/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:39&version=NIV 2009-08-31T10:24:40-05:00 A recurring paradox in the Bible is the idea that by giving something up, you gain it back even more spectacularly than before. Here, we learn that those who are willing to give up their lives will actually gain life in abundance.