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AsceticismNAVE'S
(A philosophy that leads to severe austerities in subordinating the body to the control of the moral attributes of the mind)
Extreme application of
Rebuked by Jesus Matthew 11:19 · Luke 7:34
Rebuked by Paul Colossians 2:20-23 · 1 Timothy 4:1-4,8
See also: Stoicism
INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF
John the Baptist Matthew 11:18 · Luke 7:33
Those who practiced celibacy "for the kingdom of heaven's sake," Matthew 19:12
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