Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anger » Be slow to
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
Because an overseer is God's servant manager, he must be blameless. He must not be arrogant or irritable. He must not drink too much, be a violent person, or make money in shameful ways.
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Anger » Those that are slow to anger
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the spirit
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
Like a city with breached walls is a man without self-control.
Temperance » Those that are temperate
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
From: Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. To: Those who have received faith that is as valuable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah. May grace and peace be yours in abundance through full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord! His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the full knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence. read more.
Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge, your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness, your godliness with brotherly kindness, and your brotherly kindness with love. For if you possess these qualities, and if they continue to increase among you, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins. So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail. For in this way you will be generously granted entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah.
Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge, your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness, your godliness with brotherly kindness, and your brotherly kindness with love. For if you possess these qualities, and if they continue to increase among you, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. For the person who lacks these qualities is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing that he has received from his past sins. So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail. For in this way you will be generously granted entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah.
Wrath » Those that are slow to wrath
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.