Q: What does “dying to self ” mean?
Published on December 26, 2018
A:
The term “dying to self” is one that must be analyzed in the light of the New Testament. We must realize that when we made Jesus our Lord, our spirits (which were already dead) were made alive in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:1-6; Galatians 2:20). The spirit being, which is the real “self,” was recreated. The term “dying to self,” although widely used in Church today, is not valid for the born-again believer.
The New Testament tells us to renew our minds to the Word of God and bring our flesh into line with our recreated spirit through the Word (Romans 12:1-2; Colossians 3:1-17; Romans 6).
