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What’s the Problem?

Explore the importance of self-control in areas such as willful sin, gossip, laziness, addiction, and more. Discover the meaning of self-control, relevant Bible passages, and its significance in personal and spiritual growth.

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What’s the Problem?

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  1. What’s the Problem? • Engage in willful sin??? • Caught up in the moment - give in to sin??? • Temper flairs, let words fly??? • Gossip, backbite??? • Just plain lazy??? • Addicted: smoking, gambling, etc.??? Not Controlling Self!

  2. Self-Control Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me (Mk. 8:34). Self-Denial Mastering Self

  3. What’s More Important? “The worst education which teaches self-denial is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that” (John Sterling). • Parents: What would you rather have for your children: • A good formal education--but they won’t control themselves? • Or, the worst possible education, but they have self-discipline?

  4. Meaning of Self-Control • Egkrateia -- self-control {the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. his sensual appetites} (Thayer). • “Saying ‘NO’ to self.” To forget oneself, to lose sight of oneself and one’s own interest (Com. Mark 8:34). • “Self-government” (Thayer). Governing yourself instead of letting some other person, some other desire, some other force control you. • “Literally, get a grip of oneself” (Barclay). • Involves will power, self-motivation: making yourself do what you know you need to do.

  5. Passion Reason Do What We Know To Be Right Do What We Desire To Do Battleground Complete Control Unbridled Lusts Area Between Reason & Passion Is Where the Battle Takes Place Reason Wins Over Passion = Complete Control Passion Wins Over Reason = Unbridled Lust

  6. Specific Passages on Self-Control Mark 8:34 - cannot be disciple w/o it! When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Acts 24:25 - Paul taught Felix, a non-Christian about it! Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.”

  7. Specific Passages on Self-Control 2 Pet. 1:6 - Can increase self-control! “…giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control…” Gal. 5:23 - Following the Spirit’s teaching produces it. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control… 1 Cor. 9:27 - Deny self liberties for the good of others. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

  8. Specific Passages on Self-Control Titus 1:8 - Qualification of Elders For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled… Titus 2:2 - Older men are to exhibit self-control. That the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

  9. Passages Implying the Need For Self-Control Rom. 6:1-2, 12 - Sin must not control us. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. Gal. 2:20 - Live no longer for self, but for Christ. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

  10. Passages Implying the Need For Self-Control Eph. 5:24 - Church subject to Christ in everything. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Any passage forbidding anything teaches self-control. • 2 Tim. 2:22 - Lust • Eph. 4:24 - Lying • 1 Cor. 6:18 - Sexual immorality • Col. 3:5 - Covetousness • Rom. 12:17-21 - Personal vengeance • 2 Thess. 3:10 - Laziness

  11. Any passage commanding anything teaches self-control. • Gal. 5:22-23 - Fruit of the Spirit • 2 Pet. 1:5-7 - Spiritual Growth • 1 Tim. 2:9-10 - Wearing Modest Clothing • Heb. 10:25 - Assembling with the Saints • 1 Cor. 11:19 - Discerning Lord’s Body • 1 Pet. 4:9 - Being Hospitable • Eph. 5:25 - Husband, love your wives • Titus 2:4 - Wives love your husbands • Eph. 6:4 - Discipline your children

  12. Mastery of Self: Essential To Many Things • Becoming a Christian (Acts 24:25) • Basic Happiness (Matt. 5:3-12) • Unity in the Local Church (Eph. 4:1-3) • Leading a Pure & Godly Life (Titus 2:11-12) • A Happy Marriage (Eph. 5:21-33) • A Faithful, Fulfilled Life (Eccl. 12:13-14) Forgiveness (Eph. 4:32) Thoughts (2 Cor. 10:25) Temper (Eph. 4:26) Words (Jas. 1:19, 26) Opinions (Rom. 14:22) Involvement in non-sinful activities: Sports, Entertainment, School Activities Studying Bible (2 Tim. 2:15) Associates (1 Cor. 15:33; Eph. 5:11)

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