Thematic Bible: Worldly Amusements and pleasures
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A characteristic of the wicked
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children":
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Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
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They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
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treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Formed a part of idolatrous worship
And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.
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And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden 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 as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.
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Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play."
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Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand." And when the people saw him, they praised their god. For they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us." And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may entertain us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » The wicked seek for happiness in
I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity.
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I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the children of man.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Punishment of
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Belong to the works of the flesh
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
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envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Disregard of the judgments and works of God
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands.
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"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! Pass over 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 their territory greater than your territory, O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence? read more.
"Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
"Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are likely to lead to greater evil
And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
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But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » An abuse of riches
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
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You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Wisdom of abstaining from
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are all vanity
Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » 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 mirth.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Poverty
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Terminate in sorrow
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Denounced by God
Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them! They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Renunciation of, exemplified » moses
choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A proof of spiritual death
but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?'
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Are transitory
They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe. They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Shunned by the saints
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;
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worldly Amusements and pleasures » Choke the word of God in the heart
And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
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