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Home | Edit | Index | Recent ChangesJust visited: Can a marijuana bust be expunged | Waivers to get into the military | Age of majority around the world | Opposition to the lautenerg amendment | Personal characteristics of adulthood Christian Perspectives On Self-ControlIn the Christian context, Paul describes self-control in the epistle to the Galatians (5:22), as one of the fruits of the Spirit. In the epistle addressed to Titus (2:6) he instructs to 'Urge the younger men to be self controlled.' The Apostle Peter describes an increase in self control as fundamental to the salvation of a Christian (2 Peter 1:5-8).In the language of 2 Peter 1:5–7, God’s people are to supplement faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and affection with love. The fundamental reason for the “more” of these texts is the inexhaustible nature and challenge of Christ’s love, not the power of sin to render believers impotent to truly effect the good.
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