Thematic Bible: Amusements and worldly pleasures
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries:
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And now hear this, thou living delicately, dwelling securely, saying in her heart, I, and none besides me; I shall not sit a widow, and I shall not know bereavement
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Therefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no more walk as also the rest of the nations, in the vanity of their mind,
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Who no longer having had feeling delivered themselves to licentiousness, to the work of all uncleanness in overreaching.
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Traitors, rash, haughty, devoted to pleasure more than loving God;
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For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
And they will rise early early on the morrow, and they will raise up a burnt-offering, and they will bring near peace; and the people will sit down to eat and drink, and they will rise up to play.
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And he will take from their hand, and will form it with a graver, and he will make it a molten calf: and they will say, These thy gods, Israel, who brought thee up from the land of Egypt
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And it will be when he drew near to the camp, and he will see the calf and the lute: and the wrath of Moses will kindle, and he will cast the tables out of his hand, and he will break them under the mount
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Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
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And the princes of Philisteim gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice: and they will say, Our god gave into our hand Samson our enemy. And the people will see him and praise their god, for they said, God gave into our hand our enemy, and him destroying our land, and who multiplied our wounded. And it will be when their heart will be joyful, and they will say, Call to Samson, and he shall play to us. And they will call to Samson from the house of bonds and he will play before them, and they will set him between the pillars.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;
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They will lift up with the drum and harp, and they will rejoice at the voice of the pipe. Their days glided on in good, and in a moment they will lay hold of hades.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to greater evil
And it will be that the days of drinking went round, and Job will send and consecrate them, and he rose early in the morning and brought up burnt-offerings for the number of them all: for Job said, Perhaps my sons sinned, and blessed God in their hearts. Thus did Job all the days.
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The festivities of Herod's birthday being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. Wherefore, with an oath, he agreed to give her whatever she should ask. And having been urged on by her mother, Give me, she says, here upon a board, the head of John the Baptist.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
And there was the harp and the lyre, the drum and the pipe, and the wine of their drinking's: but the work of Jehovah they will not look at, and the work of his hands they saw not
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Wo! to those living at ease in Zion, and trusting in the mountain of Shomeron, being distinguished the chief of the nations, and to them the house of Israel came. Pass through Calneh, and see; and go ye from thence to Hamath the great: and go down to the wine-press of the rovers: are they good above these kingdoms? or their bound great above your bound? Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence; read more.
Lying upon beds of ivory, and stretching out upon their couches, and eating the lambs from the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall. Prating upon the mouth of the lyre, as David they invented to them instruments of music; Drinking wine in vases, and they will anoint with the chief of ointments: and they were not grieved for the breaking of Joseph.
Lying upon beds of ivory, and stretching out upon their couches, and eating the lambs from the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall. Prating upon the mouth of the lyre, as David they invented to them instruments of music; Drinking wine in vases, and they will anoint with the chief of ointments: and they were not grieved for the breaking of Joseph.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Punishment of
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and thy heart shall do thee good in the days of thy youth, and go in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: and know thou, that for all these God will bring thee into judgment
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Receiving the reward of injustice, deeming luxurious indulgence pleasure in the day. Spots and blemishes, rioting in their deceits, feasting together with you
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired not the knowledge of thy ways. What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Denounced by God
Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them. And there was the harp and the lyre, the drum and the pipe, and the wine of their drinking's: but the work of Jehovah they will not look at, and the work of his hands they saw not
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Belong to the works of the flesh
And the works of the flesh are manifest, which are; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,
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Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Renunciation of, exemplified by moses
Having chosen rather to be treated ill with the people of God, than to have the enjoyment of sin for a time;
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » An abuse of riches
Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.
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Ye have led a luxurious life upon the earth, and have rioted in luxury; ye have nourished your hearts, as in the day of slaughter.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I Said in my heart, Go now, I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou upon good: and behold, this also vanity.
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I gathered to me also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and the provinces: I made to me men singing and women singing, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and mistresses.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
Good to go to the house of mourning rather than to go to the house of drinking, in that it is the end of every man; and he living shall give to his heart. Good is grief above laughter: for in the illness of the face the heart shall be good.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Also in laughter the heart shall have pain, and its latter state of joy, grief.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Poverty
A man of poverty loving joy: he loving wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Exclude from the kingdom of God
Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Shunned by the primitive saints
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries:
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
In which they are astonished, you not running together in the same pouring out of lavish expense, blaspheming:
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Choke the word of God in the heart
And that having fallen into thorns, and they are they having heard, and with cares and riches, and pleasures of life going forth, are choked, and bring not to maturity.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » A proof of spiritual death
And she living luxuriously is dead, living.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Vain
And I looked upon all my works my hands made, and upon the labor I labored to do, and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit, and no profit under the sun.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Indulgence in is » A proof of folly
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; and the heart of the foolish in the house of gladness.
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