tSelf Control
Commands For Righteous Living: Self-control
Text: 1 Peter 1:13
Peter’s Admonitions:
“prepare your minds for action”
“be self-controlled”
Greek = be sober (1 Thess. 5:6, 8; 2 Tim. 4:5; 1 Peter 1:13; 4:7; 5:8)
Drunkenness:
I. Mystery religions
II. Statistics:
Number of alcoholics:
10.5 million adults/symptoms
7.2 million more/abusers
3.3 million 14 to 17
Economic cost:
$100 billion-plus
Family problems:
1 out of 4 U.S. homes
Health problems:
10,000 babies/FAS
20 to 25% ER
16x die in falls
25% hospitalized
Health problems:
Physical child abuse 31%
Sexual child abuse 19%
Spouse abuse 38%
Alcohol related deaths:
105,000
50% accidental home deaths
Traffic deaths:
25,000
70 per day
Alcohol and crime:
Murder: 34%
Rape: 50%
Suicide: 36%
Child abuse:
Mothers 3 x
Fathers 10 x
III. Facts from Scripture:
A. Drunkenness/sin
Prov. 23:19-21
Prov. 23:22-35
Deut. 21:20
A. Drunkenness/sin
Rom. 13:13
1 Cor. 5:11
1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:21
1 Thess 5:7-8
B. Strong drink/deceptive & sinful
Lev. 10:8-9
Num. 6:1-3
Prov. 20:1
Prov. 23:29
B. Strong drink/deceptive & sinful
Prov. 31:4
Isa. 5:11
Isa. 24:9
C. Excessive drinking/sin
Esther 1:10
Amos 6:6
Hab. 2:15
1 Tim 3:3, 8
1 Pet. 4:3
D. Medicinal uses for wine
1. Universal laxative - 1 Tim. ; Prov. 31:6
2. Pain killer - Prov. 31:6
3. Curative for wounds - Luke 10:34