Respectable Sins – Chapter 13 – “Lack of Self-Control”

Proverbs 25:28 – A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

• Self-control is one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
• Other verses: 2 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:2, 5, 6, 11-12; 1 Peter 1:13, 4:7, 5:8

Self-control – the governance or prudent control of one’s desires, cravings, impulses, emotions, and passions

• Biblical self-control is not a product of one’s own natural will-power (1 Peter 2:11)

Four areas of application [a tendency to indulge our desires so that they control us, instead of our controlling our
desires]

• Eating and drinking
• Temper [Proverbs 14:7, 16:32; James 1:19]
• Personal finances
• Technology

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Respectable Sins – Chapter 12 – “Selfishness”

Jerry Bridges writes that “we can be very learned in our theology or very upright in our morality and yet fail to display the gracious qualities of Christian character that Paul called the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
Remember, we are all born with a selfish nature

• Not a learned attribute
• Easy to see in others; hard to identify in ourselves
• Different degrees and different expressions

Four areas Bridges addresses

• Selfishness with our interests – Philippians 2:4

~ A good test of selfishness in our interests would be to reflect on the conversation after you have been
with someone and ask yourself how much time you spent talking about your interests compared to listening to the other person
~ Un thoughtfulness – symptom of self-centeredness

• Selfishness regarding our time

~ All of us have a fixed amount of it
~ Can be selfish with hoarding and protecting our own or imposing and asking of the time of others
~ Galatians 6:2

• Selfishness with our money/resources

~ Romans 12:15; 1 John 3:17

• Trait of inconsiderateness – failure to think about the impact of our actions on others

~ Feelings of others, needs of others
Need to look to the example of Jesus (Philippians 2)

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Respectable Sins – Chapter 11 – “Pride”
Jerry Bridges addresses the sin of pride, but not pride in general, but certain expression of pride that are special
temptations to believers:

• Pride of moral self-righteousness, correct doctrine, achievement, and independent spirit

Pride of Moral Self-righteousness

• Luke 18:11 – Pharisee and tax collector
• Feeling of moral superiority with respect to others
• Can manifest in church, politics, economics, environmental policies, etc.
• Some seem to get a perverse enjoyment out of discussing how awful society around us is becoming
• Remember why Jesus told the parable above – Luke 18:9
• Remedy:

We need humility (“there but for the grace of God go I”)
We need to identify ourselves before God with the sinful society we live in [Ezra 9:6]

Pride of Correct Doctrine

Assumption that whatever my doctrinal beliefs are, they are correct, and anyone who hold another belief is theologically inferior

Of course we are to have convictions about the teaching of Scripture; of course doctrine and theology and teaching matters; but, we are to hold our convictions in humility, realizing that man godly and theologically capable people hold other convictions

Pride of Achievement

• Scriptures teach there is generally a cause-and-effect relationship between hard work &; success [Proverbs 13:4, 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27, Philippians 3:12-14)
• But ultimately success in any endeavor is under the sovereign control of God (1 Samuel 2:7
• Deuteronomy 8:17-18; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Luke 17:10; Psalm 75:6-7
• Remember, all is of grace – I deserve nothing, including recognition An Independent Spirit
• Manifests usually in a resistance to authority and an unteachable attitude

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