Stoicism A Grecian philosophy, inculcating doctrines of severe morality, self-denials, and inconvenient services.
Scripture analogies to:
- John the Baptist:
b Wears camel's hair and subsists on locusts and wild honey
Matthew 3:4
b Comes »neither eating nor drinking«
Matthew 11:18; Luke 7:33
- Jesus requires:
b Self-Denials and crosses
Matthew 10:39; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:26; Luke 14:27
b the subordination of natural affection
Matthew 10:37; Luke 14:26
- Paul teaches:
b That the »law of the mind« is at war with the »law of the members«
Romans 7:24
b That the body must be kept under
1 Corinthians 9:27
b Advises celibacy
1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Corinthians 7:33; 1 Corinthians 7:40
School of, at Athens
Acts 17:18
Asceticism