Thematic Bible: Worldly Amusements and pleasures
Thematic Bible
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A characteristic of the wicked
Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.
This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.
And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.
And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.
Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.
And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater. And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands the one who was fighting against us, who made our country waste, and who put great numbers of us to death. Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.
I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men--girls of all sorts to be my brides.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Punishment of
Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.
For the evil which overtakes them is the reward of their evil-doing: such men take their pleasure in the delights of the flesh even in the daytime; they are like the marks of a disease, like poisoned wounds among you, feasting together with you in joy;
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Belong to the works of the flesh
Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,
Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come! Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs? You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near; read more.
Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David; Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.
Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David; Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are likely to lead to greater evil
And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.
But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her. So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for. And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » An abuse of riches
Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts. Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are all vanity
Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A proof of folly
The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Poverty
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Denounced by God
Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine! And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Renunciation of, exemplified » moses
Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A proof of spiritual death
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are transitory
They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe. Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Shunned by the saints
Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Choke the word of God in the heart
And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.
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