Mortification (theology)

Packer describes it in the following way: "The Christian is committed to a lifelong fight against the world, the flesh and the devil.

"[1] Roman Catholic theology frames mortification within the believer's personal struggle against sin.

"[2] Mortification is also practiced by some Catholic subgroups for the purpose of saving sinners from hell, as devotees of Our Lady of Fátima believe the Virgin Mary asked her child visionaries to do.

[3] John Calvin observed that if believers died with Jesus then He would destroy our sinful earthly members and their lust, "so that they may no longer perform their functions.

"[4] Mortification in Reformed theology has been generally understood to be the subjective experience of sanctification.