Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

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