SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL: (A) SELF-INDULGENCE (1) The Power of Appetite Nu 11:5; Pr 16:26; 18:20; 23:2; 23:35; Ec 6:7; Isa 29:8; 56:12 --- Appetites Restrained, SELF-DENIAL (2) Gluttony Nu 11:32; De 21:20; Pr 23:1,2,3,21; Php 3:19 --SEE Eating, FOOD, PHYSICAL (B) WORLDLY PLEASURE (1) Results of a Pleasure-seeking Life Poverty Pr 21:17; Isa 22:13 False Security Isa 47:8,9 Spiritual Barrenness Lu 8:14 Presumption Lu 12:19 Spiritual Death 1Ti 5:6; 2Ti 3:4; Tit 3:3; Jas 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 Ec 2:1,24; 5:18; 8:15; 9:7; Isa 22:13; Am 6:4 Ac 17:18; 1Co 15:32 (C) LUXURIOUS LIVING, examples of 1Ki 4:22,23; 10:21,22; Es 1:5,6,7; Am 6:4; Lu 16:19 --SEE Rich Apparel, DRESS (D) PRODIGALITY, general references to Pr 18:9; 21:20; Am 6:6; Lu 15:13,30 --SEE Excess, INTEMPERANCE Improvidence, WASTE (E) WANTONNESS Pr 29:3; Lu 15:30; Jas 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 Mt 16:24; Lu 14:26,27; Ro 8:13; 15:1; Ga 5:24 --SEE Abstinence, TEMPERANCE Self-sacrifice, SELFISHNESS Mortify the Flesh, SELF-DENIAL (2) Renunciations of All Things for Christ Leaving Home and Friends Mr 10:28; Lu 5:11 Leaving Business Lu 5:27,28 A Condition of Discipleship Lu 14:33 Reward Promised Lu 18:29,30 Paul's Renunciation Php 3:8 --SEE The Surrendered Life, SURRENDERED LIFE, THE Consecration, SURRENDERED LIFE (3) By Restraining the Appetites Pr 23:1,2; 23:20; 25:16; Lu 12:22; 21:34; 1Co 9:27 --SEE Self-control, TEMPERANCE TEMPERANCE Drunkenness, INTEMPERANCE INTEMPERANCE (4) By Subduing Fleshly Lusts Mt 5:29; 18:8; Ro 6:6; 8:13; 13:14; Ga 5:16,24; Col 3:5 1Pe 2:11; 4:2 --SEE Evil Passions
, PASSIONS, EVIL Self-control, TEMPERANCE TEMPERANCE (G) ASCETICISM (1) General References to Mt 3:4; 9:14; Col 2:23; 1Th 4:3 --SEE Nazarites, SELF-DENIAL (2) Exemplified in Celibacy Mt 19:10; 1Co 7:8,27; 1Ti 4:3; Re 14:4 (3) Practised by the Nazarites Nu 6:2,3,13; Jud 13:5; 1Sa 1:11; La 4:7; Am 2:11 (H) FASTING (1) General References to Ps 35:13; 69:10; Isa 58:3; Jer 14:12; Zec 7:5; Mt 9:15 (2) Duty of Joe 1:14; 2:12; Mt 6:17,18; 17:21; 1Co 7:5 (3) Examples of Moses Ex 34:28; Jud 20:26 Israel 1Sa 7:6; 20:34; 28:20; 31:13; 2Sa 1:12; 3:35; 12:16 Elijah 1Ki 19:8; 21:27; 1Ch 10:12 Ezra Ezr 10:6; Ne 9:1; Da 6:18 Daniel Da 10:3; Mt 4:2 Christ Lu 4:1,2; 18:12 Paul Ac 9:9; 10:30 Leaders in the Church at Antioch Ac 13:2,3 Paul and Barnabas Ac 14:23; 27:33