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, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under 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.
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior,
and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Like a city whose walls are broken down
is a man who does not control his temper.
A fool vents all his anger,
but a wise man holds it back.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
A fool’s anger is known at once,
but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
"I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.