Autocontrole
O autocontrole é fruto do Espírito e virtude indispensável. A graça de Deus nos ensina a renunciar à impiedade e a viver com sobriedade, domínio próprio e piedade no mundo presente.
Fruto e virtude
O domínio próprio é fruto do Espírito. Acrescentai ao conhecimento o autocontrole. A disciplina interior produz maturidade.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Dominar a si mesmo
Melhor é quem domina o seu espírito do que quem toma uma cidade. A cidade sem muros é quem não tem autocontrole.
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
"I have made a covenant with my eyes;
how then could I gaze at a virgin?
Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.