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 Spirit produces fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trust, gentleness, self-control—and there's no law against these kinds of things!
For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge; add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence; add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone. It teaches us to reject a godless way of life with the desires of this world. Instead we should live thoughtful, self-controlled lives that are right before God in the present world
God didn't give us a spirit that makes us fearful, but a spirit of power and love and good sense.
I also treat my body severely to bring it under my control, for I don't want somehow to be disqualified after sharing the good news with everybody else.
Every competitor who participates in the games maintains a strict training discipline. Of course they do so to win a crown that doesn't last. But our crowns will last forever!
You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.
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.
Better to be slow to anger than to be powerful, better to have self-control than to conquer a town.
Someone without control is as exposed as a town whose walls have been breached.
Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
Don't deviate to the right or the left, and turn away from evil.
Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.
Remember this, my dear friends: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak, and slow to get angry,
We're not fighting against human forces, but against supernatural rulers and powers, the dark lords of this world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
So then we shouldn't be sleeping like everybody else—we should stay awake and keep ourselves clear-headed.
"I vowed to myself never to look with desire at young women.
Be careful that you don't lose what we've worked so hard for, and that you receive all that you should.