Thematic Bible: Should be exercised in
Thematic Bible
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring the profit of others
Even as I also please all in all things; not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Let no one seek his own advantage, but that of the other.
For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so. It is right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor do anything in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Not seeking our own profit
does not behave in an unseemly manner, does not seek what is its own, is not quickly provoked, does not impute evil,
Let no one seek his own advantage, but that of the other.
regarding not each his own qualities, but each those of others also.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Putting off the old man which is corrupt
namely your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds,
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Taking up the cross and following Christ
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of OneselfAbstinence as a disciplineCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessAttitudes Of Self Denialdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofdisciples, characteristics ofGod, Suffering OfGospel, Requirements OfImitatingMartyrdom, Qualities OfParticipation, In ChristRenunciationSelf DenialUnion With Christ, Significance Of
UnselfishnessChrist Our ExampleRole ModelsCommandments Of ChristCrucifying Our FleshChrist Speaking To DisciplesChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionConditions Of Fruit-bearingLearning From JesusParticipation In Christ SufferingsThe CrossDiscipleshipdenialfollowing
And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Mortifying sinful lusts
Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.
Verse Concepts
GluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousness
Sexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity
And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Denying unGodliness and worldly lusts
teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Even lawful things
All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring Christ to all earthly relations
But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father. But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Being crucified unto the world
But far be it from me to boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Crucifying the flesh
But they that are of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Controlling the appetite
and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Not pleasing ourselves
But we ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbour with a view to what is good, to edification. For the Christ also did not please himself; but according as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Abstaining from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Verse Concepts
AbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance Of
Sin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » No longer living to lusts of men
no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Mortifying deeds of the body
for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live:
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Being crucified with Christ
knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Forsaking all
Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Assisting others
And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
Related Topics
- Christ's Disciples Will Suffer
- Crucifying Our Flesh
- Dead To Sin
- Death To Self
- Do Not Be Selfish
- Evil Desires
- Freedom, Abuse Of Christian
- Giving, Of Oneself
- Living Not For The Material
- Lust