Amusements and worldly pleasures

Amusements and worldly pleasures

Belong to the works of the flesh
Galatians 5:19 Galatians 5:21
Are transitory
Job 21:12 Job 21:13 ; Hebrews 11:25
Vain
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Choke the word of God in the heart
Luke 8:14
Formed a part of idolatrous worship
Exodus 32:4 Exodus 32:6 Exodus 32:19 ; 1 Corinthians 10:7 ; Judges 16:23-25
Lead to rejection of God
Job 21:14 Job 21:15
Poverty
Proverbs 21:17
Disregard of the judgments and works of God
Isaiah 5:12 ; Amos 6:1-6
Terminate in sorrow
Proverbs 14:13
Lead to greater evil
Job 1:5 ; Matthew 14:6-8
The wicked seek for happiness in
Ecclesiastes 2:1 Ecclesiastes 2:8
Indulgence in is
- A proof of folly
  Ecclesiastes 7:4
A characteristic of the wicked
Isaiah 47:8 ; Ephesians 4:17 Ephesians 4:19 ; 2 Timothy 3:4 ; Titus 3:3 ; 1 Peter 4:3
A proof of spiritual death
1 Timothy 5:6
An abuse of riches
James 5:1 James 5:5
Wisdom of abstaining from
Ecclesiastes 7:2 Ecclesiastes 7:3
Shunned by the primitive saints
1 Peter 4:3
Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
1 Peter 4:4
Denounced by God
Isaiah 5:11 Isaiah 5:12
Exclude from the kingdom of God
Galatians 5:21
Punishment of
Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; 2 Peter 2:13
Renunciation of, exemplified by Moses
Hebrews 11:25
See DANCING
See GAMES
See PLEASURE, WORLDLY
See WORLDLINESS

Bibliography Information

Nave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Amusements and worldly pleasures'". "Nave's Topical Bible". . 1896.