TEMPERENCE
THE BELIEVERS BIBLE STUDY
STEWARDS OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD
#15 TEMPERANCE
BY PAUL B THOMAS
Topic: Temperance
Scripture Reading: Joshua 24;15
Purpose: Temperance means habitual self control concerning one’s passion, appetites, words, opinions and habits. thus bringing the body under submission to please God and living a life free from the slavery of indulgences.
1.What is the scriptural key to overcoming life controlling indulgences and habits
Submit to God and resist the devil (James)
2.What are the fruits of the spirit?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5;22,23
3.What qualities or virtues can one add to ones character
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. (2 Peter 1;5-7)
4. The result of adding
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. (1 Cor 9;25)NIV
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. (KJV)
5.Why are kings and Rulers admonished to be temperate?
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. (Proverbs 31;4,5).
These papers are written By Paul B Thomas for the propagation of the true gospel of Jesus Christ, the understanding of the apostles doctrine and the revelation of Jesus Christ.
NOTES: The family that loves the Lord is a happy family. It has structure and order. and because it has structure and order it finds peace and security. The family that has a family prayer time has intimacy and love a boding takes place and togetherness is real and never superficial. Children grow up with a Christ like trust, confidence in themselves their faith and their Lord. A Godly family true raises positive kids, kids who will walk in wisdom and carry forth the purposes of God to their generation.
It must be strongly noted that it is never the governments job or duty to raise up children rather it is the parents duty to instruct their children. No one knows the children better than the parents and its the parents who are required by the Lord to teach them the ways of the lord. hence they will take on the success that alone God them later in their life. There is no place that prepares them for failure or success greater than the home. The home is where they learn their values approval, confidence and place in life and family. there is no place more important that the family home.
Questions to Consider: 1.What is God’s structure for the family? 2.What is gods purpose for the family. 3.What is the value fo having religion in the home? 4.What does scriptures say about husbands and wives connecting and relating (Ephesians 5;22-33; 1 Peter 3;1-7).
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