• Can You Conquer Yourself?

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 27, 2023 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Galatians 5:22-23

  Tags:  Holy Spirit, Self, Self Denial, Crucified With Christ, Fruit Of The Spirit, Discipline, Works Of The Flesh, Self Control  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

GREAT QUOTES ON SELF-CONTROL

Edmund Hilary the first man who conquered Mount Everest was asked by an interviewer about his passions for climbing mountains. He gave this reply: "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

Peter the Great of Russia is quoted as saying, "I have been able to conquer an empire, but I have not been able to conquer myself."

Hugo Grotius, the Dutch Jurist and scholar said, "A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city, he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern himself, and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason."

Proverbs says "Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control". (Proverbs 25:28)

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