“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.” SelfLastsChristSinPrinciplesArmsOvercomingSalvationDrivenDenialRenunciationSelf-denialForsakenGroundingCitadels Book:BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, AND OCCASIONAL DISCOURSES Source: BACCALAUREATE SERMONS, AND OCCASIONAL DISCOURSES
“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.” IfsGivingMayLittlesWarSelfChristianSpiritualityJesusChristBornSinPracticeVirtueGraceProgressSacrificeBasesKingdomsDenialRighteousnessManhoodGrace Of GodAdversariesBenevolenceBabeResistingSelf-denialValiant Author:Charles Henry Fowler
“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?” MeanDoeTwoChristianSufferingJesusEasyChristWillingCrossesFollowingBelieverDenialRejectionPersecutionExceptionalFootstepsSelf-denialEasy 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.” MindSelfChristAnd LoveSatisfactionScriptureSupremeCommandRadicalDenialPuritySelf-denialChrist Alone Author:John Piper