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2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV / 1,133 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
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While we cannot control every circumstance in our lives, we can control how we respond to the circumstance or the situation. Self-control helps us respond in the correct way that honors God and brings Him glory. Cultivating self-control can be extremely difficult, but it is well worth the time and energy we invest in developing our own self-control...
The Bible also tells us that God has given us a Spirit of self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control” (New English Translation). Here again, in this passage of Scripture, we are told that self-control cannot be cultivated apart from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one w...
There are many dangers of not having self-control. Proverbs 25:28says, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” As this passage of the Old Testament tells us, we are like a city whose walls are broken through if we do not have self-control. Self-control works almost like a protective wall that will help preve...
Nov 12, 2024 · 2 Timothy 1:7 “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”. 1 Timothy 2:9 (ESV) “likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire.”.
Galatians 5:19-26 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such ...
- Proverbs 25:28. A man without self-control. is like a city broken into and left without walls. Read More. Self-control relates to the passions (such as anger or love), the appetites (for food, sex, etc.)
- Galatians 5:22–24. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
- 1 Peter 4:7. The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Read More. The end of all things is at hand does not mean Peter was expecting Christ to return in a few weeks or months.
- Mark 9:43–48. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
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Aug 31, 2022 · Self-control is the ability to control once thoughts, emotions, and actions. Sometimes, it may be difficult, but it is possible with God’s help when you pray about it. When you have self-control, you can make wise decisions, even in difficult situations. You also put yourself in a position to live according to God’s will instead of your own ...
