CHEW ON THIS: THERE’S NO APP FOR SELF CONTROL

Romans 6
16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of
whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to
sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey
God, which leads to righteous living.

Can you envision FREEDOM?

Galatians 5
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives.
Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature
craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil,
which is just the opposite of what the Spirit
wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These
two forces are constantly fighting each other, so
you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you
are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful
nature, the results are very clear: sexual
immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry,
sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts
of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,21
envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins
like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before,
that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit
the Kingdom of God.
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit
in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-
control. There is no law against these things!
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
nailed the passions and desires of their sinful
nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25
Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the
Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Psalm 104
13 You send rain on the mountains from your
heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of
your labor.
14 You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth
15 wine to make them glad,
olive oil to soothe their skin,
and bread to give them strength.

Deuteronomy 14
24 “Now when the Lord your God blesses you with a
good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his
name to be honored might be too far for you to bring
the tithe. 25 If so, you may sell the tithe portion of
your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and
go to the place the Lord your God has chosen. 26
When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any
kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or
other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence
of the Lord your God and celebrate with your
household.

Psalm 4
7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have
when their grain and wine abound. -esv

Ecclesiastes 9
7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink
your wine with a happy heart, for God approves
of this!

John 2
9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now
wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the
servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. 10 “A host always
serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has
had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you
have kept the best until now!”

Matthew 11
18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and
drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a
demon.’ 19 The Son of Man, on the other hand,
feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton
and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and
other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right
by its results.”

Martin Luther
“Do you suppose that abuses are eliminated by
destroying the object which is abused? Men can
go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then
prohibit and abolish women?”

Ecclesiastes 10
17 Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader
and whose leaders feast at the proper time to gain

Ephesians 5
18 Don’t be drunk with with wine, because that will
ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit

Romans 13
13 Because we belong to the day, we must live
decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the
darkness of wild parties and drunkenness… 14
Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord
Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways
to indulge your evil desires.

Romans 14
14 I know and am convinced on the authority of
the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is
wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong,
then for that person it is wrong.

Do the gifts YOU HAVE actually HAVE YOU?

Don’t BIND OTHERS with your CONSCIENCE

1 Timothy 4
3 They will say it is wrong to be married and
wrong to eat certain foods. But God created
those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful
people who know the truth. 4 Since everything
God created is good, we should not reject any of
it but receive it with thanks. 5 For we know it is
made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.

1 Corinthians 10
31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
do it all for the glory of God.

How can I achieve FREEDOM and SELF CONTROL?

Hebrews 12
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us
strip off every weight that slows us down, especially
the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with
endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do
this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion
who initiates and perfects our faith.

Matthew 6
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and
live righteously, and he will give you everything
you need.