And I don't know either, but a couple of folks reacted rather negatively to my posts on this thread. Oh well, can't please everyone, I guess.
Mortification is simply self-denial in pursuit of a greater closeness to God. It is avoidance of those things which lead to sin, a renunciation of one's sinful past life.
"If you live after the flesh", says the apostle, "you shall die, but if through the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live" (Romans 8:13; cf. also Colossians 3:5, and Galatians 5:24). Nothing more gruesome than that. ;0)
Well, if it makes you feel better, I wasn’t offended. We can’t all be right, but we can still all have our opinions, so why get upset over those of other people is my thought.
Drop in again on my comments anytime.