SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL

Thompson Chain Reference (1934)

(A) SELF-INDULGENCE

(1) The Power of Appetite

Numbers 11:5 Proverbs 16:26 Proverbs 18:20 Proverbs 23:2 Proverbs 23:35 Ecclesiastes 6:7 Isaiah 29:8 Isaiah 56:12

(2) Gluttony

Numbers 11:32 Deuteronomy 21:20 Proverbs 23:1 Proverbs 23:2 Proverbs 23:3 Proverbs 23:21 Philippians 3:19

(B) WORLDLY PLEASURE

(1) Results of a Pleasure-seeking Life

Poverty

Proverbs 21:17 Isaiah 22:13

False Security

Isaiah 47:8 Isaiah 47:9

Spiritual Barrenness

Presumption

Spiritual Death

1 Timothy 5:6 2 Timothy 3:4 Titus 3:3 James 5:5

Desire for Incessant Revelry

(2) Sought by the Epicureans

Ecclesiastes 2:1 Ecclesiastes 2:24 Ecclesiastes 5:18 Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 9:7 Isaiah 22:13 Amos 6:4 Acts 17:18 1 Corinthians 15:32

(C) LUXURIOUS LIVING

1 Kings 4:22 1 Kings 4:23 1 Kings 10:21 1 Kings 10:22 Esther 1:5 Esther 1:6 Esther 1:7 Amos 6:4 Luke 16:19

(D) PRODIGALITY

Proverbs 18:9 Proverbs 21:20 Amos 6:6 Luke 15:13 Luke 15:30

(E) WANTONNESS

Proverbs 29:3 Luke 15:30 James 5:5 2 Peter 2:18

(F) SELF-DENIAL

(1) The Duty of

Matthew 16:24 Luke 14:26 Luke 14:27 Romans 8:13 Romans 15:1 Galatians 5:24

(2) Renunciations of All Things

Leaving Home and Friends

Mark 10:28 Luke 5:11

Leaving Business

Luke 5:27 Luke 5:28

A Condition of Discipleship

Reward Promised

Luke 18:29 Luke 18:30

Paul's Renunciation

Philippians 3:8

(3) By Restraining the Appetites

Proverbs 23:1 Proverbs 23:2 Proverbs 23:20 Proverbs 25:16 Luke 12:22 Luke 21:34 1 Corinthians 9:27

(4) By Subduing Fleshly Lusts

Matthew 5:29 Matthew 18:8 Romans 6:6 Romans 8:13 Romans 13:14 Galatians 5:16 Galatians 5:24 Colossians 3:5 1 Peter 2:11 1 Peter 4:2

(G) ASCETICISM

(1) General References to

Matthew 3:4 Matthew 9:14 Colossians 2:23 1 Thessalonians 4:3

(2) Exemplified in Celibacy

Matthew 19:10 1 Corinthians 7:8 1 Corinthians 7:27 1 Timothy 4:3 Revelation 14:4

(3) Practised by the Nazarites

Numbers 6:2 Numbers 6:3 Numbers 6:13 Judges 13:5 1 Samuel 1:11 Lamentations 4:7 Amos 2:11

(H) FASTING

(1) General References to

Psalms 35:13 Psalms 69:10 Isaiah 58:3 Jeremiah 14:12 Zechariah 7:5 Matthew 9:15

(2) Duty of

Joel 1:14 Joel 2:12 Matthew 6:17 Matthew 6:18 Matthew 17:21 1 Corinthians 7:5

(3) Examples of

Moses

Exodus 34:28 Judges 20:26

Israel

1 Samuel 7:6 1 Samuel 20:34 1 Samuel 28:20 1 Samuel 31:13 2 Samuel 1:12 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Samuel 12:16

Elijah

1 Kings 19:8 1 Kings 21:27 1 Chronicles 10:12

Ezra

Ezra 10:6 Nehemiah 9:1 Daniel 6:18

Daniel

Daniel 10:3 Matthew 4:2

Christ

Luke 4:1 Luke 4:2 Luke 18:12

Paul

Acts 9:9 Acts 10:30

Leaders in the Church at Antioch

Acts 13:2 Acts 13:3

Paul and Barnabas

Acts 14:23 Acts 27:33