The Duty of Self Denial

A penetrating Puritan treatise on Christ's command: "Let him deny himself." Watson systematically unpacks what self-denial means for the Christian life — denying carnal reason where it contradicts faith, mortifying fleshly desires, and surrendering personal ambition to God's will. With his characteristic vivid imagery and sharp pastoral wit, he rebukes spiritual complacency, laments the scarcity of true self-denial, and offers practical helps for cultivating it through humility, love, and faith. A brief but powerful work that strikes at the root of discipleship.