No More Spiritual Suicide

Did you know that the phrase “die to self” is nowhere in the Bible? That’s right, it’s nowhere to be found! In Romans 6, Paul tells us to consider ourselves dead to sin. Later in Romans and again in Galatians, he reminds us we are dead to the Law, but you will not find the phrase “die to self” anywhere in scripture.

It sounds spiritual.
It sounds holy.
So what’s wrong with it?

You don’t need to die to yourself.
You already did. (Gal 2:20)

And not because you tried hard enough, but because Jesus actually finished something. The cross wasn’t a daily assignment for Christians. It was a once-for-all execution. (Rom 6:10)

Your old self?
Buried.

Your new self?
Alive, whole, righteous, and not under construction. (2 Cor 5:17; Heb 10:14)

So, if the message you’re hearing sounds like:
“Try harder. Die more. Do better…”

That’s not the gospel.
That’s just religious self-righteousness dressed up as devotion.

The real invitation?

Stop trying to save yourself.
Stop trying to fix yourself.
Stop trying to become someone God already made you to be.

You are not your problem.
You are not your project.
You are not your enemy.

You are His child.

You are His masterpiece.

You are His partner in overflowing with good works.

So go ahead, walk away from the spiritual hamster wheel.

And stop trying to murder what God resurrected.