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Thematic Bible: Asceticism


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Numbers 6:2-3
Say to the Israelites, When either a man or a woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, that is, one separated and consecrated to the Lord, He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, and shall drink no grape juice, or eat grapes, fresh or dried.

Numbers 6:13
‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the days of his separation and dedication are fulfilled: he shall bring the offering to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). Verse ConceptsSeparated To God

Judges 13:5
For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite [dedicated] to God from birth; and he shall begin to rescue Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” Verse ConceptsBaldness, UnnaturalBaldnessHairsHeadsDeliverersConceptionSeparated To GodFrom The Womb

1 Samuel 1:11
She made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction (suffering) of Your maidservant and remember, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life; a razor shall never touch his head.” Verse ConceptsBaby dedicationExamples Of ConsecrationHairsHeadsVowsBirths ForetoldSeparated To GodGod Remembering The NeedyGod As A WarriorGod ReprovingThe Promise Of A Baby

Lamentations 4:7

Her princes were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk [in appearance];
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli (sapphire).
 Verse ConceptsJewelsMilkSnowWhiteCoralCold WeatherRed BodiesPure People

Amos 2:11

“Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets [who gave you My revelation],
And some of your young men to be Nazirites (dedicated ones).
Is this not true, O you children of Israel?” says the Lord.
 Verse ConceptsSeparated To GodGod EnquiringRaising Children

Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” Verse ConceptsCelibacyThe Disciples WordsGood ActivityMarriage ControlledNot MarryingHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanDiscipleshipRelationships And DatingMarriage KjvWifeSex Before MarriageSame Sex MarriageMan And WomanBeing SingleStruggles In RelationshipA Good Husbandspousemarraigematrimony

1 Corinthians 7:8
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] as I am. Verse ConceptsSinglenessVirginRemarriageGood ActivityUnmarriedRelationship TroublesStaying PositiveSex Before MarriageSame Sex MarriageNot Being AloneBeing Singlemarraige

1 Corinthians 7:27
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you unmarried? Do not seek a wife. Verse ConceptsAvoid DivorceUnmarriedMarriage KjvBeing Singlespousemarraigematrimony

1 Timothy 4:3
who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth. Verse ConceptsAsceticism, Teachings OfThankfulnessAbstinenceKnowing God's TruthThe Truth Of The GospelFood PermittedNot MarryingThanking God For FoodThose Who Had FaithUnmarriedWhat Else God CreatedThanksgiving And GratitudeEating MeatSame Sex MarriageThanksmarraigeveganismmatrimony

Revelation 14:4
These are the ones who have not been defiled [by relations] with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased and redeemed from among men [of Israel] as the first fruits [sanctified and set apart for special service] for God and the Lamb. Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofDefilement, By SinCommitment, to Jesus ChristAsceticism, TypesMarketsCelibacyMetaphorical Firstfruits144,000UniversalismDefilementFirst fruitsSexual PurityThe Rapturerevelationredeemedvirginity

Matthew 3:4
Now this same John had clothing made of camel’s hair and a [wide] leather band around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

Matthew 9:14
Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?” Verse ConceptsFasting, Examples OfAsceticism, People PracticingPharisees, Beliefs OfDisciples Of John The BaptistCharacteristics Of PhariseesWho Will FastFastingFasting And Prayerpharisees

Colossians 2:23
These practices indeed have the appearance [that popularly passes as that] of wisdom in self-made religion and mock humility and severe treatment of the body (asceticism), but are of no value against sinful indulgence [because they do not honor God]. Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipIntelligenceMortificationOutward AppearanceSelf ControlUnreliabilityWisdom, Source Of HumanWorship, Acceptable AttitudesSelf AbasementWorldly WisdomBe Humble!Religious FreedomBeauty And Self WorthValueRespecting Your Bodypietyreality

1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality; Verse ConceptsChastityGuidance, Need For God'sLove, In RelationshipsPurity, Moral And SpiritualSanctification, Nature And BasisSexual ChastityPre Marital SexPutting Off The Old ManAbstinenceAvoid ImmoralityWhat God's Will IsHolinesssexPurityGod's WillSexual ImmoralitySex Before MarriageSanctificationMoralitySexual PuritySanctification As God's Will

Colossians 2:20-23
If then you have died with Christ to material ways of looking at things and have escaped from the world's crude and elemental notions and teachings of externalism, why do you live as if you still belong to the world? [Why do you submit to rules and regulations? -- "such as] Do not handle [this], Do not taste [that], Do not even touch [them], Referring to things all of which perish with being used. To do this is to follow human precepts and doctrines. read more.
Such [practices] have indeed the outward appearance [that popularly passes] for wisdom, in promoting self-imposed rigor of devotion and delight in self-humiliation and severity of discipline of the body, but they are of no value in checking the indulgence of the flesh (the lower nature). [Instead, they do not honor God but serve only to indulge the flesh.]

1 Timothy 4:1-4
But the [Holy] Spirit distinctly and expressly declares that in latter times some will turn away from the faith, giving attention to deluding and seducing spirits and doctrines that demons teach, Through the hypocrisy and pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared (cauterized), Who forbid people to marry and [teach them] to abstain from [certain kinds of] foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and have [an increasingly clear] knowledge of the truth. read more.
For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be thrown away or refused if it is received with thanksgiving.

1 Timothy 4:8
For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come. Verse ConceptsAthletesBeautifuleternal life, experience ofBodyLeisure, And PastimesMedicinePresent, TheProfitsCare For Your BodySelf DisciplineValuesProfitable ThingsThe Present AgeThe Future AgeProvision For The BodyPeople TeachingUseful ThingsPromise Of HeavenUniversalismPromises respectingWorthExerciseTaking Care Of Your BodyValueWorrying About The FutureRespecting Your Bodytrainingfitnesspracticemusclesoverworkingpietyperfectionism

Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ Verse ConceptsAbstinencedrinking, abstention fromAsceticism, People PracticingJohn The BaptistAccused Of Being DemonisedFasting RegularlyDemonic Influence

Luke 7:33
For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAsceticism, People PracticingJohn The BaptistSelf DenialWineCharacter AssassinationAccused Of Being DemonisedDrinking No WineFasting Regularly

Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].” Verse ConceptsGluttonyGood FriendsFeastingAlcoholdrinking, abstention fromHumiliationTax CollectorsTaxJesus As Son Of ManFellowship With SinnersAccused Of DrunkennessEating And DrinkingJustified By WorksMinistry Of The Son Of ManAlcoholicsvindicationalcoholismdrunkardsJesus Eating

Luke 7:34
The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a man who is a glutton and a [heavy] wine-drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews].’ Verse ConceptsGluttonyGood Friendsdrinking, abstention fromBanquets, CharaceristicsHumiliationSympathyTax CollectorsChrist, Names ForAccused Of DrunkennessEating And DrinkingMinistry Of The Son Of ManalcoholismdrunkardsJesus Eating

Matthew 19:12
For there are eunuchs who have been born that way from their mother’s womb [making them incapable of consummating a marriage]; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men [for royal service]; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.” Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimdisabilitiesSexualityBachelorsThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationMan's FunctionFrom The WombPeople Of The KingdomJesus BirthGay MarriageSame Sex MarriageBeing SingleStruggles In Relationship

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