Bible Concordances
Asceticism
Nave's Topical Bible
- (A philosophy that leads to severe austerities in subordinating the body to the control of the moral attributes of the mind)
- Extreme application of
- Rebuked by Jesus
Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34 - Rebuked by Paul
Colossians 2:20-23; 1 Timothy 4:1-4,8
- See STOICISM
- INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF
- John the Baptist
Matthew 11:18; Luke 7:33 - Those who practiced celibacy "for the kingdom of heaven's Sake,"
Matthew 19:12
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Bibliography Information
Nave, Orville J. Entry for 'Asceticism'. Nave's Topical Bible. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ntb/a/asceticism.html. 1896.