God has given us a high and holy calling in Christ. But can a Christian ever be too hard on himself as he strives to live up to that calling?

Some self-denial exalts self and feeds sin, and some self-denial exalts Christ and kills sin. So how can we practice the right kind?

Jesus is one hundred percent God, one hundred percent man. This union of divinity and humanity may be mysterious, but it’s the only hope for sinners.