1. Belong to the Works of the Flesh Galatians 5:19, 21

   are transitory, Job 21:12, 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, 6, 19, 1 Corinthians 10:7, Judges 16:23-25

2. Lead to Rejection of God Job 21:14, 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, 8

3. Indulgence In

   A proof of folly, Ecclesiastes 7:4

   a characteristic of the wicked, Isaiah 47:8, Ephesians 4:17, 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, 5

   wisdom of abstaining from, Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3

   shunned by the primitive saints, 1 Peter 4:3

4. Abstinence From, Seems Strange to the Wicked 1 Peter 4:4

   denounced by God, Isaiah 5:11, 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

5. References Concerning

   See Dancing; Games; Pleasure, Worldly; Worldliness.