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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

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