What Does It Mean To Deny Oneself
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Bible Study
Christians always talk about denying oneself. What does it mean? How
Can a believer deny themselves according to what the Bible tells us
send?
Denying oneself
The first thing that came to my mind regarding self-denial is to
that Jesus be glorified. That is the main objective for which we were created.
created, right? Aren't we here to not deny ourselves and have as
superior to others and to live a life like that of Christ for their
glory? When we deny what we want and put others before ourselves
the same and also when we deny ourselves for the glory of
Christ, then we are following what I believe is being asked of us
to doWhere is this in the Bible?We must trust in the Word of God and
not in the opinion of men, because the Word of God cannot be broken,
but humans often break their commandments.
How to deny oneself?
Jesus clearly told us how we must deny ourselves in
this life in Luke 09:23: "And he said to all: 'If anyone wants to come...'
deny yourself, take up your cross each day and
follow meKeep in mind that Jesus said 'everyone' and not just the
disciples. If someone is truly serious about following Jesus as He
He said, "come after me," then they must deny themselves and with
surely this includes carrying 'his cross every day.' That means this must
it should be a commitment every day... not just on occasions or when it is
Convenient. To deny oneself is to deny what we want and, at times,
what we need. We all like to be remembered well and to be respected,
but this is not in God's plan for us. We must carry, not
our cross, but the cross of Christ and do it daily.What was the cross
of JesusLive for others and die for sinners. He gave his life.
voluntarily by us when we did not deserve it. That means that
you and I should put our own interests behind the
interests of others. There is more in this chapter 9 of Luke that Jesus
it tells us:
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it;
And everyone who loses their life for my sake will save it.
What does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul?
Does he destroy or lose himself? 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of
of me and of my words, of this the Son of Man will be ashamed
when he comes in his glory, and in the glory of the Father, and of the saints
angels.
If we beat all our friends in the world in order to save face or
save our lives, we are going to end up losing, but if we lose our
life for the sake of Jesus, then "We will save him" for all eternity. Jesus
use the word 'because' between verses 25 and 26, which 'in the context of the
previous words Jesus says that if we try to save our life, then
we are going to end up losing our soul, if we lose our lives, then
we are going to end up saving our soul. Why, then, did he put it this way?
way? Because if we lose our "own" lives for the sake of Jesus, that
it means that we will not be denying Him before others, which is a sin of
omission. That is to say, when we are unable to proclaim Jesus as our
Lord and Savior, we are denying You with our silence. The sin of silence.
it is a sin of omission and it is no different from a sin of mention. And we are going to
to be held accountable for it.
Deny oneself, but not Christ
Just the other day I had the opportunity to talk with three young people sitting in a
restaurant and so, scared as I was, I asked them if I could sit with
them and ask them a few questions. After a brief chat, I
I asked:Whois Jesus foryou allTalk about the wrath of God over
those who have broken their laws and have not repented and did not have their
forgiven sins. The palms of my sweaty hands, my heart was beating with
strength, and my forehead began to sweat a little. If I didn't do it, and believe me I have
I have stopped doing this many times, I was going to deny myself and risk it.
to be ashamed, despised, mocked, and to be marked as of weak mind
narrow (since I mentioned that Jesus is the only way to be saved as it says in
Acts 4:12). I do not want Jesus to say to me, 'You were ashamed of me and my...
words (the written Word of God) and you never told anyone that you believed in
me. You have tried to save yourself from shame and humiliation by refusing to tell her
to the sinners who need to repent. From the moment that
You tried to save your life, you will lose it! That's what I believe Jesus is saying.
saying in chapter 9 of Luke. If we do not deny ourselves we are going to
to deny Christ. If we deny ourselves, we will not deny
Jesus. That difference is of supreme importance and has eternal ramifications.
For him or against him
You shouldn't be on the fence when it comes to Christ. You're either in or you're out.
lost. There is no middle ground. For no decision to be the decision.
to reject Christ. The deceasedAdrian Rogersit said that there are only two types
of people; the saints and those who are not saints. There is no middle ground. No
there is neutrality. Jesus said that 'for whoever is not against us, for
we are.” (Luke 9:50). If you are not of Christ, then you are in
against him. If you deny him, he will surely deny you on the day of visitation, because
Jesus said, "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather...
with me, scatters" (Luke 11:23). I believe that what Jesus is saying is
that if you are not gathering upon entering the fields of the harvest and do not
develops in the work for the souls of the lost, then you are
scattering. The farmer sees the harvest. If they do not gather, the wind will scatter.
All. If you are not participating in the imperative order of the Great Commission,
then you are sinning with the sin of the 'great omission.' Not collecting is
seen by Jesus as scattering. "If you do not live differently from the world and do not
he is concerned about rescuing the lost, 'So you are not'
saveI/OCharles Spurgeon. I know it sounds harsh, but imagine if you had
the cure for cancer and kept it for myself, wouldn't it be the same as a
homicide by negligence?
Conclusion
I ask you to seek what was lost, that is why Jesus came, and He himself
He proclaimed, "The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
lost" (Luke 19:10). Jesus says follow me and thenLet's go! Rescue those who
they perish.
