Why did Paul include self-control in his presentation of the gospel? Paul even instructs Timothy to have the older women teach the younger “that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire” (1st Tim 2:9) and that they should “continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control” (1st Tim 2:15) so obviously self-control is important for Christians.
For it is better to marry than to burn with passion”(1st Cor 7:9). We shouldn’t make it harder for people to control their desires either as Paul wrote to married couples and said to “not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control”(1st Cor 7:5) and if single can’t abstain from sexual immorality and “cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. Felix must not have liked the necessity for believers to be exhibiting self-control. When I get an opportunity I will summon you” (Acts 24:25). When the Apostle Paul was witnessing to Felix, Paul “reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. Have you ever lost control of temper before? Self-Control and the Gospel In the case of a person with no self-control, it’s their sensual pleasures and gratifying the flesh that they only care about even if it hurts others, not to mention, him. We know it’s important enough for King Solomon to write, “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls” (Prov 25:28).
If I am depending on my own “self” in controlling the same, then I can never truly hope to live a holy life that is pleasing to God. That’s a very good definition but If it’s truly “self” control that the Christian is attempting to do, then we’re all in deep trouble because we can’t even come to Christ without God’s help (John 6:44). Self-control has been defined as the ability to control one’s emotions and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. If you would like to see other recent posts on 1 Corinthians 13, please go to is a Bible study on self-control. It also shows us the way to relate to others so that we can truly experience love, joy, and peace. On the other hand, if we react with patience even when other people do things which frustrate us, kindness and goodness will be out reaction.Īs we have seen so many times before, God’s Word is perfect. If we do not forbear the wrongs or even idiosyncrasies of others, we probably relate in frustration or anger or resentment. It comes immediately after “love, joy, peace” and immediately before “kindness.” Notice again where patience (forbearance, long-suffering) fits in this passage. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, against such thing there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 describes the fruit which God’s Spirit produces in us as we yield ourselves to His gentle Spirit. The second passage is just as well known and important. Notice that in describing love Paul places patience first in the list and immediately before kindness. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. The middle section of this chapter (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) describes what love does and doesn’t do. The first is the famous passage known as “The Love Chapter” found in 1 Corinthians 13. Love, patience, and kindness appear to be intertwined.
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