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self-control
Definition:
Self-control is the ability to control one's behavior in order to avoid sinning.
- It refers to good behavior, that is, avoiding sinful thoughts, speech, and actions.
- Self-control is a fruit or characteristic that the Holy Spirit gives to Christians.
- A person who is using self-control is able to stop himself from doing something wrong that he may want to do. God is the one who enables a person to have self-control.
(See also: kt/fruit · kt/holyspirit)