Hi J: I do not know of a verse which says, "die to self," but there are many which allude to that fact. I'm reading through the Bible for the 73rd. time this year, and I don't recall that phrase per se, but the teaching is certainly in the Bible. What do you find offensive in the statement "die to self?" I'm sure, from what I've read in your posts, that you believe the principle. Because of Calvary, yours, Delmer G. Lawson Jesus loves you, and I do too