ASCETICISM
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ASCETICISM
XXXXXXXXXX is a personal, aiming, XXX severe XXXX-effacement of a XXXXXX before the XXXXXX and encompasses XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX strictly XXXXXXXX, (XXXXXXX, XXXX). XXXX means XXXX it XX XXX channel to attaining a higher XXXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX self-XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, asceticism XXXXX an important role in the traditional church XXX XX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX who XXX actively involved in the action XX moral XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX the divine.
The XXXXXXXX formation XX XXXXXXXXXX XX explained in XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX verses in XXX XXXXX. XXX early XXXXXX had XXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXX standstill on how XXXX maintained their faiths. XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXX (2002), Asceticism occurs XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX for or in XXXXXXXX XX a belief. For example in the XXXXX church, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX teachings and fellowship. XXX XXXXXXXXX practiced one XXXXXX XXXXX and XXXXXXXX was XXXXXX XXXX amazement at the XXXX wonders XXX signs XXXX were XXXXXXXXX XX XXX Apostles. XX stick unto XXXXX faith and belief, they sold XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXX it all XX XXX needy in the community and XXXX XXXXX bread and XXX together as XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX in XXXXX own homes. With these activities, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX their sins are XXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX God’s favor. Some XXXXXXXX also refrained XXXX cutting their XXXXX XXX drinking XXXXX.
XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX development of XXXXXXXXXX XXXX centuries XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XX XXX to XXXXXXX to achieve XXXXXXXXX goals related to religious beliefs XXX developing faith. For XXXXXXX, XXX Israelites, the warriors XXXXXXXXX XXXX sexual intercourse before going to XXX. This practice XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXX gave them XXX XXXXX to fight in the battle XXXXXXX XXXXXXX that their moral XXXXXXXXX to XXX rules XX XXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXXXXXX objective XXX XXXXXXXXX to that XX obtaining wisdom XX training and XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. The pain-XXXXXXXXX forms of asceticism XXXX as XXXXXXXXXX XXX whipping XXXXX XXX highly XXXXXXXXX In the early churches in Itali XXX XXXXXXX. XXXX of XXXX XXXXXXX practiced had XXXXXX XXXXXXX on the individuals who took part in the XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, it is noted XXXX XXXXXXXXXX works as a window on to the history XX religions XXXXXXX XXX ages in XXX XXXXXXXXX.
In Christianity, XXX XXXXX of asceticism have found realization XXX XXX XX the XXXXXXXXXX XXX Christians is maintaining an eternal XXXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX practice XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXX people XXXXX XXXX XXXX-imposed XXXXXXXXXX can XXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXX salvation XXX XXXX away XXXX XXXXXX. XXXX XXX XXXX faith and XXXXX in the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX. XXX attempts XX XXXXXX the community XX change XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX perspective XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX is indeed a hard task XXXX XXX current generation. XXX community today believes in wealth, the XXXXXXXX perspective XXX XXX eternity. In the XXXXX, Mathew XXXXXX that if XXX's XXXXXXXX XX on XXXXX XXXX the person's heart is XXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX materials but not in God. The investments in XXXXXX XXXXXX be XXXXXX or destroyed XXXXX it is XXXXXXXXX if XXXXXX XXXXXX in heaven rather XXXX earthly XXXXXXXXXXX. This explains XXX eternity XXXXXXXXXXX of not XXXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX faith XXX a better XXXX XXX that the only XXX is XXXX the community XXXXXXXXXXX on XXX's XXXXX. As the saying states, XX man can XXXXX XXX masters XX the same time, XXXXXXXXX, people cannot serve God XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX time.
According to Clark (1999), asceticism is a performance XXXX a XXXXXXXX social XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to inaugurate a XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and the XXXXXXXXX social XXXXXXX. Asceticism XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX religious disciplines XXXXXXXX to help XXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XX XXXXX involved to concentrate XX spiritual XXXX. XXX community today is associated with XXXX asceticism XXXXXXXXX that XXXX promote immorality in society. XXXXXX have given XXXX XXXX of asceticism XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX forgetting the XXXXXXXXX part of it. XXX bible XXXXXXXX that XXX one XXX lives above is XXXXX everything XXX the ones who is XXXX the XXXXX belongs XX XXX XXXXX. This explains XXXX XXX community needs XX XXXX God their fast XXXXXXXX XXX that XXXX XXXX decrease to increase the spiritual belief.
XXXXX person XXX a XXXXXXX in XXXX XXX life XX not about wealth, life is XXXXX an individual XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX he was XXXXXXX for XX XXX. XXXX XXXXX that XXX XXXX to focus XX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX point, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX the XXXX XX a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX finding it XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX people come XX XXXX XXX understand XXXX XXXXXXXXX in life XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX.. XXXXX human soul is eternal and XXXXX XX know XXX. At XXXX XXXXX, XXX minds develop to XXXXXX XXXXXX with people and XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXXXX. Death XX XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX on earth. XXXX XX because XXXXX XXXX not XXXXXXXXXXXX. God wants his people to XXXXXXX XXXX because XXXXX is XX XXXX in love and XXXX love drives out XXXX.
In XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX practices XXXX XX the community including, fasting, XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXX deprivation XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX on the XXXXXX despite strengthening their XXXXX. Biblically there is XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX humans have to undergo XXXXXXX XX prove their XXXXXXX and faith XX God. XXXXXXXXX, I XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX believes that XXXX been XXXXX XXXXX asceticism, people XXXXXX not harm XXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX themselves XXX XXXXXX faith XX determined in XXX heart, XXX XXX flesh.
References
XXXXX, E. A. (XXXX). Reading XXXXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXXX Christianity. XXXXXXXXX University XXXXX
Le Bras, G. (1964). XXXXX de l'XXXXXXXXX dans la soiologie des religions. XXXXXXXX de XXXXXXXXXX des religions, XX-26.
Wimbush, V. L., & XXXXXXXXXX, R. (Eds.). (XXXX). XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXX University XXXXX.