Mark 8:36 (KJV) “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Ecclesiastes 12:13 (KJV) “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Jesus asked a question that reaches far beyond wealth and power. He asked what a person gains by possessing the whole world but losing his or her soul. The question applies to every person. A king may have wealth, authority, and recognition. A poor person may have very little. Yet both have…