1. A Grecian Philosophy

   Inculcating doctrines of severe morality, self-denials, and inconvenient services

2. Scripture Analogies To

   John the Baptist wore camel's hair and subsisted on locusts and wild honey, Matthew 3:4

   came "neither eating nor drinking," Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33

3. Jesus Requires

   Self-denial and "crosses," Matthew 10:38, 39, 16:24, Mark 8:34, 35, Luke 9:23-26, 14:27

   the subordination of natural affection, Matthew 10:37, Luke 14:26

4. Paul Teaches

   That the "law of the mind" is at war with the "law of the members," Romans 7:23, Romans 7:14-24

   that the body must be kept under subjection, 1 Corinthians 9:27

   advises celibacy, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9, 25, 26, 32, 33, 39, 40

5. School Of

   At Athens, Acts 17:18

6. Reference Concerning

   See Asceticism