Thematic Bible: Amusements and worldly pleasures


Thematic Bible





This, then, as one in union with the Lord, I say to you and urge upon you: Do not continue to live such purposeless lives as the Gentiles live, Verse ConceptsConformityThe Carnal MindWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedNot Imitating EvilUseless PeopleWhat Foreigners Are LikeGentiles












But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod, That he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, the girl said 'Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.'




suffering themselves, as the penalty for the suffering that they have inflicted. They think that pleasure consists in the self-indulgence of the moment. They are a stain and a disgrace, indulging, as they do, in their wanton revelry, even while joining you at your feasts. Verse ConceptsDaylightExcessBlemishLove FeastLove, Nature OfWagesPleasure SeekersRiotsBlemished PeopleDuring The DayWages For EvilPartying




Feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the Kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsAdulterersAlcoholWatchfulness, Of LeadersExclusionRevelryAlcohol ConsumptionWarning IndividualsThings LikeDo Not Get DrunkDrunkennessSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay Marriagepracticealcoholismdrunkards









Feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the Kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsAdulterersAlcoholWatchfulness, Of LeadersExclusionRevelryAlcohol ConsumptionWarning IndividualsThings LikeDo Not Get DrunkDrunkennessSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay Marriagepracticealcoholismdrunkards


And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you. Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleInsultsSuffering, Of BelieversNot SharingPartyingAbusebehaviorpetersurprises