SELF-CONTROL

(See also Desires; Discipline; Fruitage of God’s Spirit [Ga 5:22, 23]; Moderation)

after one has lost self-control: w20.06 16

alcohol: mrt article 17; w10 1/1 7-9

ancient contestants in training: w02 10/1 30; w92 8/1 15

anger: w25.09 12; ijwbq article 152; w19.01 32; it-1 109-110; w17.08 20; g 1/15 8-9; g 3/12 7-9; w10 6/15 15-24; w10 9/15 20; yp2 219-221; w07 7/15 12; g05 2/22 19-20; w03 3/15 27; w03 5/15 8-9; g02 2/8 23-24; la 8; w99 8/15 8-9; w97 3/15 13-14; w97 11/15 12; ba 25-26; g97 6/8 18-20; fy 149-150; g94 4/8 19; w90 9/15 21-22; w87 5/15 29; w87 7/1 3-6; w87 9/15 18; g87 4/22 22-24; g87 5/8 21-23

counseling center: w89 10/15 29

prevention against heart attack: g 8/11 29; w89 4/15 28

bad habits: lff lesson 40

benefits: w17.09 3-4; g 2/15 5; g 8/12 29; w91 11/15 14-16; w86 4/15 31

family life: w97 6/15 23-24; fy 184

Bible examples:

David: w18.09 6-7; w17.09 6

Jehovah: scl 105; it-2 892; w17.09 4

Jesus Christ: w20.06 14

Joseph (son of Jacob): mwb20.05 6; w17.09 4-6

Moses loses self-control: w20.06 15

child training:

teaching self-control: g19.2 4-5; w17.09 7; g 8/15 8-9; w03 10/15 21-22

Christian race: w92 8/1 15-17

conduct: g96 9/22 8-10; w91 11/15 11

counsel in Proverbs: si 110

cultivating: scl 105; w20.06 15-16; w17.09 3-4, 6-7; w03 10/15 13-22; fy 149-150; w91 11/15 13-18

desires: w23.01 11-13; mwb22.05 11; g91 1/22 6-7

discussion: scl 105; w20.06 14-16; it-2 892-893; w17.09 3-7; w93 8/15 17-22; w91 11/15 8-23

eating and drinking: w91 11/15 11-12; w87 9/15 18-19; w86 5/1 31

elders: w24.11 22; od 35; w91 11/15 19-23

emotions: ijwyp article 70; w16.11 15; yp2 218-224; g05 2/22 18-20; w93 8/15 19-22; g92 10/8 4-9; w91 11/15 10; w86 6/15 20-23

entertainment: w88 3/15 17

examples: w91 11/15 13-14

Prince William of Orange (Netherlands): w91 11/15 19

Witness in line at bank: w91 11/15 15

Witness with sexually active schoolmates: w17.09 5

workmate draws knife: g01 7/22 14

examples of lack: w93 8/15 20

Bible accounts: it-2 892; w13 3/15 5; w91 11/15 9-10

elder’s adultery: w91 11/15 22

experiences:

auto collision: w17.09 6

seeks new job: w03 10/15 16

violent temper overcome: ijwcl article 2; w23.01 10-11; w19.02 32; g 2/15 5; w14 7/1 8-9; g 8/14 4-5; w13 5/1 8-9; w13 10/1 12-13; g 3/12 8; g 8/12 9; rk 7; w90 4/1 17

workmate’s harassment: yb01 60

eyes: w10 4/15 20-24

fruitage of God’s spirit: w11 4/15 27; w07 7/15 25; w03 10/15 14; w91 11/15 13-18

gifts of the spirit: it-1 939

importance: w22.09 13; w20.06 15; w03 10/15 14; w02 10/1 30; w91 11/15 9; w88 3/15 17; w87 10/15 31

lack of:

problems caused: w17.09 3

sign of last days: w17.09 3; w06 9/15 5

marriage: it-2 892-893

meaning of term: w20.06 14; g19.2 4; it-2 892; w91 11/15 9

Paul discusses with Felix: w93 8/15 17-19

prayer for: w23.05 29

‘restraint under evil’ (2Ti 2:24): w05 5/15 25-30

self-discipline: w20.09 28-29; w18.03 29-30; w87 10/1 14

sexuality: ijwbq article 57; ijwyp article 89; w22.08 5; w17.09 4-5; yp2 237-242; g04 7/22 14; w03 10/15 15-17

speech: w22.03 5-6; lff lesson 51; it-1 367; lvs 160-161; w15 12/15 19-22; lv 134-136; g 1/12 21-23; g 6/11 10-11; w10 6/15 20-22; g04 5/22 31; w03 3/15 29; la 8-9; w99 9/1 11; w97 11/15 16-18; w91 11/15 10-11; w86 8/15 22-23

cursing: g89 8/22 21-23; g89 9/8 20-22

saying the wrong thing: ijwyp article 84

spending: ijwyp article 72; g 6/14 14-15; g 6/13 10-11; g 6/06 10-13; w03 10/15 20-21

spirit: it-2 1026-1027; w90 9/15 21-23

television: yp 289-295

thinking: g92 10/8 4-9; w91 11/15 10; w88 3/15 17

bad thoughts: mwb19.09 6-7; w14 4/1 11-12; w89 6/1 15-16; w88 3/15 17; g88 3/8 20-21; w86 4/1 25

lying awake at night: w92 7/15 11

rejecting immoral thoughts: g93 7/22 21-22

to do good: w03 10/15 19-20

video Exercising Self-Control: lff lesson 40

weaknesses in exercising: w03 10/15 14-15, 17; g02 11/8 26-27

when bad traits resurface: w23.01 10-11