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Question: When the Scriptures talk about self, what do they mean?

July 1, 1986

Question: When the Scriptures talk about self, what do they mean? Response: The Bible doesn’t give a definition for self. It tells us some things about self. Look at Luke:9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up...Read more

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