["FRIVOLOUS FELLOWSHIP" - A Worksheet]
PLEASURE
A. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PLEASURE
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Tested and proved to be without any lasting meaning [in this life].
Ecclesiastes. 2:1,2,10
- Wrong motive for choosing prayer requests. James 4:3
- Temporary vs. eternal
- Bad: Pleasures of sin = This pleasure is only temporary. [Sorrow
is better; it is better to be mistreated and hurt.] Hebrews 11:25
- Good: Pleasures associated with God's presence = This pleasure is
eternal. Psalm 16:11 [delight]
B. CONCERNING A STRONG FOCUS OR EMPHASIS (THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE) ON PLEASURE
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Old Testament
- Characteristic of the heart of fools (the "house of
pleasure"). Ecclesiastes 7:4 [mirth, having a good time]
- Results in poverty (the "love of pleasure"). Proverbs 21:17
- New Testament
- It once enslaved us... before we were saved. Titus 3:3
- Those "choked" by it do not mature in
salvation. Luke 8:14
- Characteristic of apostates (those who claim to be saved, but who
have abandoned God's ways.)
- "love of pleasure" 2 Timothy 3:4
- "reveling in pleasures" 2 Peter 2:13 [revel,
carouse, indulge, etc.]
- Contrasted with "love of God." 2 Timothy 3:4
- Might as well be dead right now (the "widow living for
pleasure") 1 Timothy 5:6
Dennis Hinks © 1999
041221
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