Thematic Bible: Should be exercised in
Thematic Bible
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring the profit of others
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
For the sake of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Not seeking our own profit
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Putting off the old man which is corrupt
That ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts:
Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Taking up the cross and following Christ
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will 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 that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Mortifying sinful lusts
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; lewdness, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, 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 causeth thee to fall into sin, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Denying unGodliness and worldly lusts
Teaching us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and piously, in this present world;
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts of it.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Even lawful things
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring Christ to all earthly relations
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Being crucified unto the world
But may it never be that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Crucifying the flesh
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Controlling the appetite
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Not pleasing ourselves
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Abstaining from fleshly lusts
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, 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
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Mortifying deeds of the body
For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Being crucified with Christ
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Forsaking all
So likewise, whoever he is of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Assisting others
He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, 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