Jesus explains what it means to be his disciple...
Jesus explains what it means to be his disciple. Self-denial is at the heart of Christian discipleship. John Calvin in the Institutes of the Christian Religion, III, 7 elaborates on his understanding of self-denial: "We are not our own; therefore neither our reason nor our will should predominate in our deliberations and actions. We are not on our own; therefore let us not propose it as our end, to seek what may be expedient for us according to the flesh. We are not our own; therefore let us, as far as possible, forget ourselves and all things that are ours.