ASCETICISM

–(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 Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34

.Rebuked by Paul Col 2:20-23; 1Ti 4:1-4,8

–See STOICISM

–INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF

.John the Baptist Mt 11:18; Lu 7:33

.Those who practiced celibacy “for the kingdom of heaven’s sake,” Mt 19:12