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SELF-CONTROL

examples of self-control:

♦ Jacob:

• Genesis 34:5

♦ Joseph:

• Genesis 39:7-12

♦ David:

• 1 Samuel 24:7, 10, 18-19; 2 Samuel 16:5-13

♦ Job:

• Job 1:20-22

♦ Jesus:

• John 2:13-17 (cf. Ephesians 4:26); 1 Peter 2:21-23

importance of self-control:

♦ demonstrates wisdom:

• Proverbs 29:11

♦ preached by Paul:

♦ emphasized in athletic competition:

• 1 Corinthians 9:25

♦ encouraged in Christian practice:

• 1 Corinthians 9:25-27; 2 Peter 1:6

♦ included in the fruit of the Spirit:

• Galatians 5:22-23

♦ need to avoid sin:

• Ephesians 5:26

♦ required as a qualification of elders:

• Titus 1:8

♦ enjoined for older men:

• Titus 2:2

lack of self-control:

♦ in sexual desire:

• 2 Samuel 11:1-12:14; 1 Corinthians 7:5, 9 (cf. I Thessalonians 4:3-5)

♦ over one's spirit:

• Proverbs 25:28 (cf. 16:32)

♦ over one's anger:

• Ephesians 4:26

♦ in the last days:

• 2 Timothy 3:1-3

♦ in the conduct of unbelievers:

• Titus 3:3

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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