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 supplement your faith with virtue, your virtue with knowledge, your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness, your godliness with brotherly affection, and your brotherly affection with love.
For the saving grace of God has appeared to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly manner in the present age,
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and sound judgment.
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, lest somehow after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
Every athlete who competes exercises self-control in all things. They do so to receive a perishable wreath, but we do so to receive an imperishable crown.
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you can 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.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may determine what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.
So then, my beloved brothers, everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us be watchful and sober.
Watch yourselves, so that we do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.