It is this most obvious aspect of our Lord’s teaching which has been forgotten or ignored by modern evangelism. Anxious to bring sinners to life, peace and joy in the Lord, evangelists have failed even to mention that Christ insists upon denial of self at the outset. Having failed to pass on our Lord’s requirement, and forgetting it themselves, evangelists have never questioned whether their “converts” with self-centered lives are true followers of Christ. Assuming that it is possible for a man to be self-indulgent and yet heaven-bound, Bible teachers look for some way to bring ego-centric men to a higher spiritual plane. Then self-denial is taught as the requirement for a second work of grace. But Luke 9:23-24 shows that unless a man lives a life of self-denial, he has not received a first work of grace.
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Re: [UGLY] I am officially UGLY! (reply)

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#1 · October 25, 2003, 1:03 pm

Posted by: clftnfrzr <clftnfrzr@...>

Andy wrote:

>
> Go to the site (http://www.uglybassplayer.com). From there you can send in a pic
> of yuourself and be nominated for Ugly of the Week.
>
> To get on Team Ugly is a bit more difficult though. I had to submit an
> application with a resume 😉
>
> and the site is not gender-exclusive - women can be Ugly too! (I've seen a
> few mingers).
>

This thread brought back memories of when I played for a local
singer/songwriter. He had a bunch of really good songs. The lyrics
ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime, and often had a sardonic
twist. There was the crowd-pleasing "Hey Boss, You're Fired!" but the
song that this thread brought back to my mind was one of my favorites:
"She Ain't as Beautiful as She Looks."

Man, I miss playing with Doug (sniff),

- Cliff Frazier

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