Vol. 25

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Moderation

Moderation

To lessen the intensity or extremeness  

* Temperance  

* Self-control  

* Self-discipline

Moderation keeps a lust from becoming a love!

“Life without moderation is full-throttle in every direction: You get nowhere fast!”

Moderation:

 

· Keeps your testimony valid.

 

· Gives weight to your words.

 

· Makes your advice valuable.

 

· Affirms your purpose.

 

· Keeps “Christ” in Christian.

 

· Keeps trials from becoming tragedies.

Teaching moderation

 

Includes:

· Being polite.

· Good manners.

· Appropriate responses to authority.

· Gentleness

· Quietness.

· Obedience.

· Faithfulness

· Attentiveness

· Neatness

· Thrifty

· Being kind.

· Patience

Moda...mada...What?!

 "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand."

Phil. 4:5

"This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men."

Titus 3:8