Idleness and Sloth: Lead to Bondage
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Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Rom. viii. 12, 13
... You see how in all respects man takes the lead, and that it is for his sake ... and take
so over exact an account of him, accusing him of idleness and sloth? ...
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The Christian Training of Children.
... opposed to exertion; or even perhaps, if there is anything of sloth and idleness
in their ... And how can we but lead them to Him, as soon as their attention ...
/.../selected sermons of schleiermacher/ix the christian training of.htm

Personal Service
... take upon myself the sin of your sloth and lethargy ... on his back, is founded on idleness,
and cannot ... Christian will cause confusion, unless you lead forth that ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/personal service.htm

Christ's Resurrection and Our Newness of Life
... idea that the grace of God should lead us to ... matters easily, and made themselves
religiously comfortable in idleness. ... do not spend the day in slumber or sloth. ...
/.../spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/christs resurrection and our newness.htm

The Strait Gate;
... "Strive." This word strive supposeth that great idleness is natural to professors;
they think to get to heaven by lying, as it were, on their elbows. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the strait gate.htm

Christ is Glorious --Let us Make Him Known
... wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the ... The sword of the Lord" only,
that were idleness; but the ... and heaven shall not eternally weep at our sloth! ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/christ is gloriouslet us make.htm

Homilies on the Gospel of John.
... to Nicodemus, [271]84; His usual authority abated, [272]ib.; often speaks obscurely
to rouse His hearers to attention, [273]85; His care to lead Nicodemus to ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homilies on the gospel of.htm

The Desire of the Righteous Granted;
... of death, they, some of them, are all their life time subject to bondage (Hebrews
2 ... yet cannot be reclaimed from courses that are wicked, and that lead to such ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the desire of the righteous.htm

part ii
... and strive to free themselves from the bondage of sins ... Do not lead a self-loving,
separate life ... you live in luxury, in spaciousness, in indulgence, in idleness! ...
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Resources
Growth in Life ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about being nosey? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about boredom? | GotQuestions.org

Idleness: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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