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Works Of The Flesh

Works Of The Flesh. sins of intemperance. God is BIG on self-control He exercises it We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 Part of “Christian graces” Better person Happier. Works Of The Flesh. sins of intemperance. Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 Grouped with Blasphemers

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Works Of The Flesh

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  1. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance • God is BIG on self-control • He exercises it • We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 • Part of “Christian graces” • Better person • Happier

  2. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance • Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 • Grouped with • Blasphemers • Despisers of good • Unhealthy • Unhappy

  3. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Definition Examples Applications

  4. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Definition • Drunkenness • “strong drink…habitual intoxication”* • “intoxication” *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

  5. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Definition • Revelries • “a revel, carousal…”* • “a nocturnal and riotous procession • of half-drunken and frolicsome fellows • who after supper parade through the streets • with torches and music in honor of Bacchus… • feasts and drinking-parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry” *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

  6. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Definition • And the like • Not everyone specified • Drinking parties, 1 Pt. 4:3, 4 • “a drinking, signifies not simply a banquet but a drinking bout, a carousal”* *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

  7. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Examples • Doorway to other sins and problems • Sexual sins • Noah, Gen. 9:20-23 • Lot, Gen. 19:31-35

  8. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Examples • Doorway to other sins and problems • Murder • Amnon, 2 Sam. 13:28, 29 • Elah, 1 Kgs. 16:8-10

  9. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Examples • Doorway to other sins and problems • Irreverence • For God: Aaron, Lev. 10:8-11 • For God: Israel, Isa. 28:7, 8 • For wife: Xerxes, Est. 1:10-12

  10. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Application • Alcohol is a plague on our society • 61% of adults drank (2004) • -Centers for Disease Control • 65% of children get alcohol from friends or family • -Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

  11. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Application • Alcohol is a plague on our society • Narconon • Death every 30 minutes from alcohol • Industry spends $2 billion/yr. on advertising • Americans spend $90 billion/yr. on alcohol • Students spend $5.5 billion/yr. on alcohol • 1996 arrests by local law officers for DUI? • -Narconon of Southern California 1,467,300

  12. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Application • Alcohol is glorified in our society • TV, movies • Sports • Business conventions • Weekend recreation • Family events: weddings, reunions

  13. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Application • Alcohol is glorified in our society • Holiday gatherings • Proms, dances • Experiment: children • Just because

  14. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance Application • Numerous warnings about intoxication • Foolishness and misery, Prov. 20:1; 23:29-35 • Unpreparedness, Mt. 24:45-51; Rom. 13:11-14; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; 1 Thes. 5:1-10

  15. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance • God is BIG on self-control • He exercises it • We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 • Part of “Christian graces” • Better person • Happier

  16. Works Of The Flesh sins of intemperance • Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 • Grouped with • Blasphemers • Despisers of good • Unhealthy • Unhappy

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