Works Of The Flesh
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Works Of The Flesh. sins of intemperance. God is BIG on self-control He exercises it We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 Part of “Christian graces” Better person Happier. Works Of The Flesh. sins of intemperance. Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 Grouped with Blasphemers - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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God is BIG on self-control•He exercises it•We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7
-Part of “Christian graces”-Better person-Happier
Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5•Grouped with
-Blasphemers-Despisers of good
•Unhealthy•Unhappy
Drunkenness•“strong drink…habitual intoxication”*
•“intoxication”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Revelries•“a revel, carousal…”*
•“a nocturnal and riotous processionof half-drunken and frolicsome fellowswho after supper parade through the streetswith torches and music in honor of Bacchus…feasts and drinking-parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
And the like•Not everyone specified•Drinking parties, 1 Pt. 4:3, 4
-“a drinking, signifies not simply a banquet but a drinking bout, a carousal”*
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Doorway to other sins and problems•Sexual sins
-Noah, Gen. 9:20-23-Lot, Gen. 19:31-35
Doorway to other sins and problems•Murder
-Amnon, 2 Sam. 13:28, 29-Elah, 1 Kgs. 16:8-10
Doorway to other sins and problems•Irreverence
-For God: Aaron, Lev. 10:8-11-For God: Israel, Isa. 28:7, 8-For wife: Xerxes, Est. 1:10-12
Alcohol is a plague on our society•61% of adults drank (2004)
-Centers for Disease Control•65% of children get alcohol from friends or family
-Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Alcohol is a plague on our society•Narconon
-Death every 30 minutes from alcohol-Industry spends $2 billion/yr. on advertising-Americans spend $90 billion/yr. on alcohol-Students spend $5.5 billion/yr. on alcohol-1996 arrests by local law officers for DUI?
-Narconon of Southern California
Alcohol is glorified in our society•TV, movies•Sports•Business conventions•Weekend recreation•Family events: weddings, reunions
Alcohol is glorified in our society•Holiday gatherings•Proms, dances•Experiment: children•Just because
Numerous warnings about intoxication•Foolishness and misery, Prov. 20:1; 23:29-35•Unpreparedness, Mt. 24:45-51; Rom. 13:11-14; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; 1 Thes. 5:1-10
God is BIG on self-control•He exercises it•We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7
-Part of “Christian graces”-Better person-Happier
Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5•Grouped with
-Blasphemers-Despisers of good
•Unhealthy•Unhappy
