Naturally, I think you are confusing self-denial with self-destruction because we were all created in the sacred image of God. We were produced for the transcendent. The created mind and body are good in themselves; evil remains the corruption of our body and mind. To deny oneself is to promptly recognize that there is no good in this state of moral corruption or eternal death. We embrace Christ who finds dear spiritually and morally. We present our sin and He repents. Because we were produced in his image for his pleasure. We do not want to be destroyed, but we enthusiastically partake in these genuine joys. It has reliably produced tremendous value. Standing up for ourselves and our families shows that we sincerely appreciate what he has accomplished. . We are brilliantly conceived. At this place the humble beginning is announced. We adequately acknowledge our sin and immediately confess it; Christ provided sin on the cross and so we live in him with a sounder understanding of our worth; we live like kings and priests; we mourn sin, but we don't stay. In this pain we live peacefully in our considerable worth.