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2. Mortification in Catholic theology - Wikipedia

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   The Roman Catholic Church has often held mortification of the flesh (literally, "putting the flesh to death"), as a worthy spiritual discipline. The practice is rooted in the Bible: in the asceticism of the Old and New Testament saints, and in its theology, such as the remark by Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, where he states: "If you live a life of nature, you are marked out for ...

3. Discipline (instrument of penance) - Wikipedia

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   Martin Luther, the German Reformer, practiced mortification of the flesh through fasting and self-flagellation while still a monk, even sleeping in a stone cell without a blanket. [17] Congregationalist writer and leader within the evangelical Christian movement, Sarah Osborn , practiced self-flagellation in order "to remind her of her ...

4. Mortification of the flesh - Wikipedia

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   Mortification of the flesh is an act by which an individual or group seeks to mortify or deaden their sinful nature, as a part of the process of sanctification. [ 1 ] In Christianity , mortification of the flesh is undertaken in order to repent for sins and share in the Passion of Jesus . [ 2 ]

5. Bill of sale - Wikipedia

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   The conditional bill of sale refers to any assignment or transfer of personal chattels to a person by way of security for the payment of money. The conditional bill of sale creates a security in favour of the grantee of the bill whereby the grantee is given personal right of seizure giving right to a security interest of a possessory nature.

6. Self-flagellation - Wikipedia

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   Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. [1] In Christianity , self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline .

7. Mortification (theology) - Wikipedia

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   Mortification in Christian theology refers to the subjective process of Sanctification. It means the 'putting to death' of sin in a believer's life. ( Colossians 3:5) Reformed theologian J.I. Packer describes it in the following way: "The Christian is committed to a lifelong fight against the world, the flesh and the devil.