Jesus was fond of saying, “For whoever desires to save their life shall lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake and the sake of the gospel, that one shall save it” (Mark 8: 35).
True liberation takes place when the individual sees into her or his own nature and thus becomes Christlike.
Miguel A. de la Torre. Doing Christian Ethics from the Margins By Miguel A. De La Torre.
(Kindle Locations 431-432). Kindle Edition.