Temperance

“Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.”

“By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.”

“When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,”

“If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.”

“But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.”

““Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.”

“Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.”

“Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.”