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“The very act of faith by which we receive Christ is an act of the utter renunciation of self, and all its works, as a ground of salvation. It is really a denial of self, and a grounding of its arms in the last citadel into which it can be driven, and is, in its principle, inclusive of every subsequent act of self-denial by which sin is forsaken or overcome.”

Self Lasts Christ Sin Principles Arms Overcoming Salvation Driven Denial Renunciation Self-denial Forsaken Grounding Citadels

Book:BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, AND OCCASIONAL DISCOURSES

Source: BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, AND OCCASIONAL DISCOURSES

“The denial of ourselves which Christ has so diligently commanded his disciples from the beginning will at last dominate all the desires of our heart.”

Heart Lasts Desire Christ Denial Disciple

Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life

“You are born supernaturally through faith, by the grace of God, into the kingdom of righteousness; but you are born a little babe, that is all; and if you make any progress from that point on, it must be by work, by sacrifice, by the practice of Christian virtues, by benevolence, by self-denial, by resisting the adversary, by making valiant war for God and against sin; and on no other basis, am I authorized in giving you a hope that you may come to manhood in Christ Jesus.”

“Though [Charles Guignebert] could not accept either the Christ myth theory, which held that no historical Jesus existed, or the Dutch Radical denial that Paul authored any of the epistles, Guignebert took both quite seriously.”

Jesus Christ Accepting Theory Historical Myth Radical Denial Dutch Historical Jesus

Author:Robert M. Price

“Christ and his teachings are the embodiment of submission, of inertia, of the denial of life; hence responsible for the things done in their name.”

Done Names Christ Atheism Teaching Responsible Positive Atheism Denial Submission Things Done Embodiment Inertia

Book:Victims of Morality, and The Failure of Christianity: Two Lectures

Source: Victims of Morality, and The Failure of Christianity: Two Lectures

“Carrying the cross does mean following in Jesus' footsteps. And in His footsteps are rejection, brokenheartedness, persecution and death. There are not two Christs - an easy going one for easy going Christians, and a suffering one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are we willing to follow His lead?”

Mean Doe Two Christian Suffering Jesus Easy Christ Willing Crosses Following Believer Denial Rejection Persecution Exceptional Footsteps Self-denial Easy Going

Author:Hudson Taylor

“Without the renewed mind, we will distort the Scriptures to avoid their radical commands for self-denial, and love, and purity, and supreme satisfaction in Christ alone.”

Mind Self Christ And Love Satisfaction Scripture Supreme Command Radical Denial Purity Self-denial Christ Alone

Author:John Piper

“Follow Christ in the denial of all the wills of self, and then all is put away that separates you from God; the heaven born new creature will come to life in you, which alone knows and enjoys the things of God, and has his daily food of gladness in that manifold blessed, and blessed, which Christ preached on the mount.”

Knows Self Christian Heaven Enjoy Christ Born Religious Creatures Blessed Denial Gladness Manifold

Book:Selections from the Works of ... W. Law, making a guide to rest, in belief of the Gospel, and in obedience to the Divine Law

Source: Selections from the Works of ... W. Law, making a guide to rest, in belief of the Gospel, and in obedience to the Divine Law