Dictionary of Bible Themes Throwing off restraint and discipline and yielding to the desire to gratify selfish appetites and cravings. Scripture warns against such a characteristic and urges, instead, self-control, generosity and consideration for others. Ephesians 2:3The desire to satisfy selfish cravings See also Romans 7:8; 16:18Titus 3:3 James 1:14 2 Peter 2:18-19 1 John 2:16 James 3:14-16 Examples of self-indulgent desires See also Selfish ambition Proverbs 18:1Galatians 5:20 Philippians 1:17 Isaiah 56:11-12 See also The desire for one's own way Deuteronomy 29:19Esther 1:10-12 James 4:1-3 Galatians 5:19 See also The desire for sexual gratification Genesis 19:5Numbers 25:1 1 Corinthians 10:8 Israelites' immorality with Moabite women: 2 Samuel 11:2-42 Samuel 13:11-14 David's adultery with Bathsheba Proverbs 7:16-18Amnon's rape of Tamar 2 Corinthians 12:21the lure of the adulteress 2 Peter 2:14sexual sin in the church at Corinth James 5:3-5sexual desires of false teachers See also The desire for wealth Joshua 7:211 Samuel 8:3 Achan Jeremiah 22:17Samuel's sons Haggai 1:4Jehoiakim, king of Judah Titus 1:11the people of Judah Isaiah 22:13false teachers in Crete See also Indulgence in food and drink Proverbs 23:20Ecclesiastes 6:7 Ephesians 4:19 Abandoning restraint See also Romans 1:26-312 Timothy 3:1-4 Jude 1:7 Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 The consequences of self-indulgence See also Self-indulgence proves futile Luke 12:18-21Proverbs 21:17 See also Self-indulgence leads to ruin Proverbs 6:26; 23:21,29-32Luke 15:13-16 1 Timothy 5:6 Romans 2:8 See also Self-indulgence brings God's judgment Proverbs 5:20-21Philippians 3:19 Daniel 4:29-32 Amos 4:1-2 God's judgment on Nebuchadnezzar's selfish pride Amos 6:4-7God's judgment on Israel's pampered upper-class women Luke 12:19-20God's judgment on Israel's self-indulgent nobility Matthew 23:25Dealing with self-indulgence Receiving new life through Jesus Christ See also Romans 12:2Dealing with self-indulgence requires an inner transformation. Colossians 2:21-23Romans 13:14 See also Galatians 5:24Titus 2:11-12 Romans 8:5 Galatians 5:16 Living in accordance with the Spirit: Psalms 119:361 Peter 1:14; 4:2 Seeking God's will 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5See also Self-control Proverbs 23:41 Corinthians 9:25-27 1 Peter 4:7 2 Peter 1:6 Colossians 3:5 See also Ruthless self-denial Daniel 1:8Matthew 5:28-29 1 Peter 2:11 Galatians 5:13 See also Consideration for others 1 Corinthians 10:23-24Philippians 2:3-4 Deuteronomy 15:7-8 Luke 19:8 Generosity See also 5773 abstinence, discipline5833 diligence 5852 experience 5858 fat 5868 gossip 5873 habits 6237 sexual sin 8341 separation 8476 self-discipline 8778 materialism 8828 spite 9210 judgment, God's |
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