for·feit
noun
1.a fine; penalty.
3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.
4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty.
5. forfeits, ( used with a singular verb ) a game in which such articles are taken from the players.
In Luke 9 Jesus says to his disciples..."For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?" So I wonder several things; why this word forfeit, what does it mean to lose and how can this soul be redeemable, and what is the fine?
Profit
gain
lose
forfeit...it all seems very practical if it didn't have to do with oneself or in other translations...ones soul.
It is most often seen in light of salvation and that makes sense, what would you gain if everything you work for and everything you become is a penalty? Like in a football game of which I have been watching a lot...it doesn't matter how perfect the touchdown if a flag is thrown.
I maybe see this in a different light...absolutely salvation, but what about wanting to control everything? Gaining is also controlling...so if we said, What does it profit a woman if she thinks she can control everything and everyone around to her benefit and happiness but while she works and worries and wonders, she is forfeiting herself...her soul...her peace. For in the verse previous Jesus says as passionately...you want to follow me, deny yourself, take up the cross...follow.
I think we women seek control more then we seek God. I think there are flags all over our perfect fields !
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