Torrey's Topical Index
Self-denial
Christ set an example of—Mt
4:8-10; 8:20; Joh
6:38; Ro
15:3; Php
2:6-8
A test of devotedness to Christ—Mt
10:37,38; Lu
9:23,24
NECESSARY
- In following Christ
- —Lu 14:27-33
- In the warfare of saints
- —2Ti 2:4
- To the triumph of saints
- —1Co 9:25-27
Ministers especially called to exercise—2Co
6:4,5
SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN
- Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts
- —Ro 6:12; Tit 2:12
- Controlling the appetite
- —Pr 23:2
- Abstaining from fleshly lusts
- —1Pe 2:11
- No longer living to lusts of men
- —1Pe 4:2
- Mortifying sinful lusts
- —Mr 9:43; Col 3:5
- Mortifying deeds of the body
- —Ro 8:13
- Not pleasing ourselves
- —Ro 15:1-3
- Not seeking out own profit
- —1Co 10:24,33; 13:5; Php 2:4
- Preferring the profit of others
- —Ro 14:20,21; 1Co 10:24,33
- Assisting others
- —Lu 3:11
- Even lawful things
- —1Co 10:23
- Forsaking all
- —Lu 14:33
- Taking up the cross and following Christ
- —Mt 10:38; 16:24
- Crucifying the flesh
- —Ga 5:24
- Being crucified with Christ
- —Ro 6:6
- Being crucified to the world
- —Ga 6:14
- Putting off the old man which is corrupt
- —Eph 4:22; Col 3:9
- Preferring Christ to all earthly relations
- —Mt 8:21,22; Lu 14:26
Becomes strangers and pilgrims—Heb
11:13-15; 1Pe
2:11
Danger of neglecting—Mt
16:25,26; 1Co
9:27
Reward of—Mt
19:28,29; Ro
8:13
Happy result—2Pe
1:4
Exemplified