Today's Message
ஞானத்தோடே இச்சையடக்கத்தையும், இச்சையடக்கத்தோடே பொறுமையையும், பொறுமையோடே தேவபக்தியையும்,
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; (2 Pet 1:6)
A 16th-century bishop said, “Self-control is nine-tenths of Christianity.” Abraham Lincoln warned, “Intemperance is one of the greatest—if not the greatest—of all evils known to mankind.” Solomon declared that “a person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls” (Prov. 25:28). These words expose a hard truth: uncontrolled temper is no harmless flaw, but a ruinous power that tears down peace, damages witness, and enslaves the soul. The flesh cannot subdue it. Only Christ can break its grip and shape us into people marked by grace, restraint, and spiritual strength. Temperance is self-restraint in feeling, speech, and action.