White Horse Inn Why You Must Die to Live: Michael Horton and Harold Senkbeil
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Feb 23, 2025 Harold Senkbeil, Emeritus Executive Director for Spiritual Care at Doxology and a respected author on pastoral care, joins Michael Horton for a profound conversation about the Christian journey through death toward life. They delve into the transformative role of baptism, teaching that mortification leads to new life through faith. Personal stories illustrate how embracing weakness and suffering can reveal hope and strength. The dual nature of the cross becomes a focal point, showing how trials can lead to redemption and renewal.
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Baptism as Comfort in Death
- Baptism connects us to Jesus' death and resurrection, offering comfort in facing our own mortality.
- It signifies dying to sin and living for God, making physical death a "mini death" compared to spiritual death.
Mortification vs. Self-Help
- Modern Christian culture often focuses on self-improvement rather than mortification.
- This focus on self-help can overshadow the importance of dying to self in spiritual growth.
Dying with Christ
- We often emphasize resurrection without acknowledging the necessary death with Christ.
- True life comes through embracing both death and resurrection with Christ, not just focusing on the positive.
