Amusements and Worldly Pleasures Belong to the works of the flesh
Galatians 5:19; Galatians 5:21
Are transitory
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 16:25
Lead to rejection of God
Job 21:15
Lead to poverty
Proverbs 21:17
Lead to disregard of the judgments and works of God
Isaiah 5:12; Amos 6:6
Terminate in sorrow
Proverbs 14:13
Lead to greater evil
Job 1:5; Matthew 14:8
Wicked seek for happiness in
Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 2:8
Indulgence in:
- 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 7:3
- Shunned by the primitive saints
1 Peter 4:3
Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked
1 Peter 4:4
Denounced by God
Isaiah 5:12
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
Dancing; Games; Pleasure, Worldly; Worldliness