Die Young: Burying Your Self in Christ Paperback – January 31, 2012

Dying to self is not a good selling point and it is not a popular teaching in our churches. However dying to self is very relevant in our christian walk with others and our relationship to the father. When we die to ourselves in our relationship with others, we are counting someone else better and this is so relevant in our marriages. Jesus teachings is a reflection of what dying to self looks like. With our relationship with the Father, dying to self reflects our faith in his authority. Dying to self is more about giving instead of getting so when we make a relationship about what I can get instead about what I can give, that relationship is already doomed, no matter who it is. Dying to self requires the gospel of Christ. It is only with the gospel that by dying to self we can be made new. Each 7 chapters reflect that from death to new life, down is the new up, less is the new more, weak is the new strong, slavery is the new freedom, confession is the new innocence and red is the new white.From death to new life removes self and replaces it with God and by removing self,we have true contentment.From down to the new up is when I come to the end of me and all I have is God. When all is stripped away, you have nothing to cling to and redemption becomes that much sweeter.When less is the new more I have more self-control instead of being out of control. When having less becomes a practice, my wants don't become needs that rule me. More is always in competition with God and with others which always leads to resentment, fear and envy.When weak is the new strong, I have surrendered to the character of God. My weakness becomes God's strength proved in my life. Waiting becomes a virtue.When slavery becomes the new freedom we are not ruled by our desires but the love of Christ.When confession is the new innocence, we demonstrate our need for a saviour, a healer, a comforter and walk in repentance towards the one who supplies our need.The red becomes the new white because of our justification in Christ. We are in Christ when we die to our self.The husband and wife authors reflected their own dying to self and what that looked like for each of them. I appreciated the gender aspect of dying to self as while as being in a marriage relationship. Being in a marriage relationship is where we are tested on so many levels. We are squeezed and what is in our hearts, is what is revealed in us. The good news is God does use that to glorify him and to bring others to his kingdom

This book deals with the concept of "dying to self" so that we might live for God. In the Bible, Jesus says, "if a man loses his life, he will find it." In this book, the DiMarcos explain how we can find full life in Christ by putting our own desires, selves, agendas aside, or "to death." When we learn to live with God's purposes rather than our own, we can find true fulfillment and joy that transcends the limits of the world.Well written and practical. These are aims that a Christian continually strives for throughout his or her journey with God.

This has been an absolutely fabulous book! The insights are deep and powerful. I can hardly put it down! I highly recommend it to any Christian who really wants to grow in Christ. We are using it in Bible study and discussing a chapter a week and getting so much out of it!

One of the best books, if not the very best one, on the basic criteria for following Jesus. Crisp and often humorous writing coupled with poignant personal insights by the two exceptionally talented authors.

I received the book in good condition. Have not had an opportunity yet to read so I cannot give a rating on the contents.

This is an excellent book for high schoolers and beyond. The writing of the Dimarco's is genuine, urgent, and inspired.

This was a present, the recipient was most happy with it, and it arrived well wrapped, and was shipped promptly.

Really empowering book!

So so good this book here is what I was looking for, it explains a lot about not living for your self but for a God and not letting the world use you with these material things. I loved it.

Excellent