SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL
SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL
(A) SELF-INDULGENCE
(1) The Power of Appetite
Num 11:5; Pro 16:26; Pro 18:20; Pro 23:2; Pro 23:35; Ecc 6:7; Isa 29:8; Isa 56:12
— Appetites Restrained, SELF-DENIAL
(2) Gluttony
Num 11:32; Deu 21:20; Pro 23:1; Pro 23:2; Pro 23:3; Pro 23:21; Phi 3:19
–SEE Eating, FOOD, PHYSICAL
(B) WORLDLY PLEASURE
(1) Results of a Pleasure-seeking Life
Poverty
Pro 21:17; Isa 22:13
False Security
Isa 47:8; Isa 47:9
Spiritual Barrenness
Luk 8:14
Presumption
Luk 12:19
Spiritual Death
1Ti 5:6; 2Ti 3:4; Tit 3:3; Jam 5:5
Desire for Incessant Revelry
2Pe 2:13
–SEE Dancing, DANCING
Revelry, SOCIAL LIFE
(2) Sought by the Epicureans as the Chief Aim of Life
Ecc 2:1; Ecc 2:24; Ecc 5:18; Ecc 8:15; Ecc 9:7; Isa 22:13; Amo 6:4
Act 17:18; 1Co 15:32
(C) LUXURIOUS LIVING, examples of
1Ki 4:22; 1Ki 4:23; 1Ki 10:21; 1Ki 10:22; Est 1:5; Est 1:6; Est 1:7; Amo 6:4; Luk 16:19
–SEE Rich Apparel, DRESS
(D) PRODIGALITY, general references to
Pro 18:9; Pro 21:20; Amo 6:6; Luk 15:13; Luk 15:30
–SEE Excess, INTEMPERANCE
Improvidence, WASTE
(E) WANTONNESS
Pro 29:3; Luk 15:30; Jam 5:5; 2Pe 2:18
–SEE Lasciviousness, IMPURITY
also Banquets, SOCIAL LIFE
Revelry, SOCIAL LIFE
Earthly Joy, JOY
(F) SELF-DENIAL
(1) The Duty of
Mat 16:24; Luk 14:26; Luk 14:27; Rom 8:13; Rom 15:1; Gal 5:24
–SEE Abstinence, TEMPERANCE
Self-sacrifice, SELFISHNESS
Mortify the Flesh, SELF-DENIAL
(2) Renunciations of All Things for Christ
Leaving Home and Friends
Mar 10:28; Luk 5:11
Leaving Business
Luk 5:27; Luk 5:28
A Condition of Discipleship
Luk 14:33
Reward Promised
Luk 18:29; Luk 18:30
Paul’s Renunciation
Phi 3:8
–SEE The Surrendered Life, SURRENDERED LIFE, THE
Consecration, SURRENDERED LIFE
(3) By Restraining the Appetites
Pro 23:1; Pro 23:2; Pro 23:20; Pro 25:16; Luk 12:22; Luk 21:34; 1Co 9:27
–SEE Self-control, TEMPERANCE
& TEMPERANCE
Drunkenness, INTEMPERANCE
& INTEMPERANCE
(4) By Subduing Fleshly Lusts
Mat 5:29; Mat 18:8; Rom 6:6; Rom 8:13; Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5
1Pe 2:11; 1Pe 4:2
–SEE Evil Passions, PASSIONS, EVIL
Self-control, TEMPERANCE
& TEMPERANCE
(G) ASCETICISM
(1) General References to
Mat 3:4; Mat 9:14; Col 2:23; 1Th 4:3
–SEE Nazarites, SELF-DENIAL
(2) Exemplified in Celibacy
Mat 19:10; 1Co 7:8; 1Co 7:27; 1Ti 4:3; Rev 14:4
(3) Practised by the Nazarites
Num 6:2; Num 6:3; Num 6:13; Jdg 13:5; 1Sa 1:11; Lam 4:7; Amo 2:11
(H) FASTING
(1) General References to
Psa 35:13; Psa 69:10; Isa 58:3; Jer 14:12; Zec 7:5; Mat 9:15
(2) Duty of
Joe 1:14; Joe 2:12; Mat 6:17; Mat 6:18; Mat 17:21; 1Co 7:5
(3) Examples of
Moses
Exo 34:28; Jdg 20:26
Israel
1Sa 7:6; 1Sa 20:34; 1Sa 28:20; 1Sa 31:13; 2Sa 1:12; 2Sa 3:35; 2Sa 12:16
Elijah
1Ki 19:8; 1Ki 21:27; 1Ch 10:12
Ezra
Ezr 10:6; Neh 9:1; Dan 6:18
Daniel
Dan 10:3; Mat 4:2
Christ
Luk 4:1; Luk 4:2; Luk 18:12
Paul
Act 9:9; Act 10:30
Leaders in the Church at Antioch
Act 13:2; Act 13:3
Paul and Barnabas
Act 14:23; Act 27:33