Thematic Bible: Amusements and worldly pleasures
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
For the time of life which is past is enough for us to have worked out the will of the nations, having gone on in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, parties, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
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Now then hear this, O pleasure seeker, who lives carelessly; who says in her heart, I am, and none else is; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.
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This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should not walk from now on as other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
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For they, being past feeling, have given themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
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traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
And they rose up early on the next day and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
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And he took them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool. And he made it a molten calf. And they said, These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
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And it happened, as he came near to the camp and saw the calf and dances, the anger of Moses became hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them at the bottom of the mountain.
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Nor should we be idolaters, even as some of them, as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."
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Then the lords of the Philistines gathered in order to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. For they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. And the people saw him and praised their god. For they said, Our god has delivered our enemy into our hand, and the destroyer of our country, who killed many of us. And when their hearts were merry, it happened that they said, Call for Samson and he will make sport for us. And they called for Samson out of the prison house. And he made sport for them, and they set him between the pillars.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Are transitory
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
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They lift up voice at the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the flute. They spend their days in good, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to greater evil
And when they had gone around the day of feasting, Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. So Job did always.
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But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. And she, being instructed before by her mother, said, Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
And the lyre, and the harp, the timbrel, and pipe, and wine, are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of Jehovah. Yea, they do not see the work of His hands.
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Woe to those at ease in Zion, and those trusting in the mountain of Samaria, who are noted as leader of the nations. And the house of Israel came to them. Pass to Calneh, and see; and from there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms, or their border greater than your border? You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near; read more.
who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; who chant with the mouth of the harp; they invent instruments of music for themselves, like David; who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best of oils; nor do they grieve for the breaking of Joseph!
who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; who chant with the mouth of the harp; they invent instruments of music for themselves, like David; who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best of oils; nor do they grieve for the breaking of Joseph!
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Punishment of
Rejoice, in your youth, young man; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence as pleasure in the daytime, and reveling in spots and blemishes, feasting along with you in their deceits,
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
And they say to God, Depart from us; for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways; what is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray to Him?
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Denounced by God
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to go after strong drink; tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them! And the lyre, and the harp, the timbrel, and pipe, and wine, are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of Jehovah. Yea, they do not see the work of His hands.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Belong to the works of the flesh
Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,
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envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Renunciation of, exemplified by moses
choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » An abuse of riches
Come now, rich ones, weep and howl for your hardships coming on.
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You have lived luxuriously on the earth, and lived wantonly. You have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore consider and behold goodness; this also is vanity.
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I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that joy is heaviness.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Poverty
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Exclude from the kingdom of God
envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things 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 which is past is enough for us to have worked out the will of the nations, having gone on in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, parties, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
In these things they are surprised, that you are not running with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Choke the word of God in the heart
And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » A proof of spiritual death
But she who lives in self-pleasure has died while living.
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Amusements and worldly pleasures » Vain
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit; and there is 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; but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.
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