King of Macedonia, 356

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• King of Macedonia, 356 323 BC

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Self Control

• 2 Peter 11 11
• Acts 2425

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What Does Self-Control Mean?

• Self-control is the virtue of one who masters
  his desires passions, esp. his sensual
  appetites. Strongs Enhanced
• t0 have power over oneself, Vines Expository
  Dictionary
• dominion over the self or something,
  Theological Word Book of NT

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There Must Be Self-Control

• Strong Drink Temperance
• Proverbs 201 Not wise to be led astray by it
• Romans 1313 walk properly not.. In
  drunkenness
• Daniel 18 not defile himself
• Covetousness
• Ephesians 53 not even be named among you, as it
  fitting for saints.
• Acts 2033

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There Must Be Self-Control

• In Marriage 1 Corinthians 75 5 Do not
  deprive one another, come together again so that
  Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of
  self-control.
• Before Marriage 1 Corinthians 78,9 if they
  cannot exercise self-control, let them marry.

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The Fruit of the Spirit

• Galatians 522-24 ..fruit of the Spirit is
  love, joy, peace, 23 gentleness, self-control.
  Against such there is no law. 24 And those who
  are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its
  passions and desires.
• Romans 813 live..by the Spirit
• Titus 16-9 self-controlled

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Ways it is Practiced

• Temper (temperance) Ephesians 426 "Be angry,
  and do not sin" do not let the sun go down on
  your wrath,
• Tongue James 31-12 the tongue is a fire, a
  world of iniquity
• James 126 Ephesians 54 429 Psalm 391

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Ways it is Practiced

• Temptation
• 1 Corinthians 1013 NKJV 13 No temptation has
  overtaken you except such as is common but God
  is faithful, not allow you to be tempted beyond
  what you are able,.. with the temptation.. Make..
  way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

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How Developed

• Work at it 1 Corinthians 927
• Keep it in Perspective Acts 2425
• Dethrone Self Matthew 1624 2 Corinthians
  514,15
• Enthrone Christ Galatians 220
• Serve Others 1 Corinthians 1023-33

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Admonitions from O.T.

• Proverbs 1632 slow to anger is better than the
  mighty rules his spirit than he who takes a
  city
• Ecclesiastes 79 not hasten in your spirit to be
  angry
• Proverbs 2528 Whoever has no rule over his own
  spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls

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Romans 612

• Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal
  body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
• How are things in Your Life regarding Self
  Control?