Bible verses about Asceticism
(From Nave's Topical Bible)

-(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; I Timothy 4:1-4, 8 -See 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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