ASCETICISM
-(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
Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34
Rebuked by Paul
Col 2:20-23; 1Ti 4:1-4,8
-See STOICISM
-INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF
John the Baptist
Mt 11:18; Lu 7:33
Those who practiced celibacy "for the kingdom of heaven's
sake,"
Mt 19:12
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