Our emotions sometimes express themselves in different ways. Some are expressed in our actions and some in the things we say. 1. What should we be careful of as far as our actions are concerned? a. Luke 23:51 b. Acts 5:38-39 2. According to 1 Samuel 2:3, by whom are our actions weighed? Our tongue can be such … Read More
SELF-CONTROL AND HATRED AND JEALOUSY
A. EMOTIONS: HATRED 1. What do Proverbs 10:12 and 18a tell us about hatred? 2. What are the results of hatred as found in 1 John 2:9 and 3:15? B. EMOTIONS: JEALOUSY 1. How is jealousy described? a. Proverbs 6:34 b. Song of Solomon 8:6 2. Examples of jealousy. a. Genesis 37:4 b. Matthew 20:12 c. Luke 15:38 C. EMOTIONS: … Read More
SELF-CONTROL AND MY EMOTIONS
EMOTIONS: ANGER What does Proverbs 21:19 say about an angry women? What does Proverbs 29:22 say about an angry man? What does Colossians 3:8 say to do with anger? What is the result of anger in Matthew 5:22a? What admonitions regarding anger are given in the following verses? a. Psalm 37:8 b. Proverbs 16:32 c. Proverbs 19:11 d. Ecclesiastes 7:9
SELF-CONTROL AND MY PRIDE AND SELFISHNESS
A. MIND: Pride and Self-Preoccupation: 1. What is the origin of pride? a. Isaiah 14:13-14 b. Luke 18:11 c. Romans 12:3 2. What are the evil results of pride? a. Proverbs 13:10 b. Obadiah 3-4 3. What follows? a. Proverbs 11:2 b. Proverbs 16:18 4. What does the Lord say regarding pride in Jeremiah 13:15? B. MIND: Selfish aims … Read More
SELF-CONTROL AND MY IMAGINATIONS
MIND: Imaginations How are the imaginations of man described in Genesis 6:5? What are we admonished to do with these imaginations in 2 Corinthians 10:5?
SELF-CONTROL AND MY MIND
b. My total personality Mind. What does Scripture tell us regarding the mind in Romans 12:1-3 and Isaiah 26:3? Let us look at areas that relate to the mind. Thoughts: What does Mark 7:21a tell us about our thoughts? What does Isaiah 55:7 tell us we should do with these thoughts? In Ecclesiastes 7:25, what are we told to think … Read More
SELF-CONTROL AND MY SPIRIT
There are three areas that we must submit to Christ’s control, my whole spirit (a), my total personality (b) and my entire body (c). a. My whole spirit: 1. Intuition– Perception of truth. Example- Acts 10:34 2. Conscience– Moral sense to discern both good and evil. What do the following verses tell us about … Read More
SELF UNDER CONTROL
In Galatians 5:22-23, we find self-control to be the last fruit listed but this does not mean it is the least important. It is, perhaps, the one who have the most difficulty with. there are days when we find it quite easy to act the wy God would have u act. However, there are also days when we act in … Read More
MASTERED SELF-CONTROL
Because of this divine inner control, Christ was master of every situation He faced. Let us look at some of them: Matthew 9:34, 12:1-14, 21:23-27, 22:34-40, 26:57-67–Chief priests, elders, Sanhedrin, High Priest Matthew 26:47-50–Judas Matthew 27:11-14–Pilate Matthew 27:27-31– soldiers Matthew 27:39- 44–crowd As we read the above verses one thing stands out. Jesus was always in control. No matter what … Read More
DIVINE SELF-CONTROL
Self-control, temperance: The virtue of one who masters his desires and passions. As we study the fruit of self-control we must again look to God for our example and we see Him and His attributes best in Christ. 1. What does John 14:9 tell us? 2. What three things did Jesus tell His disciples about Himself in John 4:34 and … Read More