24 Bible Verses about Living For The Material

They who live according to flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh. They who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.

The mind of sinful flesh (fleshly thought) means death; but the mind influenced by the Spirit gives life and peace.

Their end is destruction. Their god is their belly. Their glory is in their shame. They set their mind on earthly things.

He that sows to his own flesh will harvest corruption of the flesh. But he that sows to the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

Flee from fornication! Every sin that a man does is outside his body. But he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

for if you live according to flesh, you are about to die. If by the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

So then, brothers we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to flesh (human nature),

Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as fleshly men, as babes (infants) in Christ.

I might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I have more!

When I planned this was I unfaithful? Or in other things do I perform according to the flesh. With me should there be a yes or a no?

I ask that when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I propose to be courageous against some, who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh.

For you brothers, were called for freedom; only do not use your freedom for an occasion to the flesh. Serve one another through love!

Those who desire to make a showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised. This is done so they may not be persecuted for the stake of Christ.

Remember that you were once people of the nations in the flesh. You are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision, in the flesh, made by human hands.

Let no man rob you of your prize by a self-abasement and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things that he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

For Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Beloved, I request that you as aliens and strangers abstain from fleshly lust (desires), which causes conflict in you.

You have spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. Your lives were spent in indecency, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of idols (false gods).

The good news was preached for this purpose even to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but may live according to God in the spirit.

This is primarily for those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones but speak abusively.

For, uttering arrogant words of vanity, they entice in the desires (lusts) of the flesh, by sensuality (lasciviousness), those who are just escaping from the ones who live in error.

These cause divisions; they are sensual (worldly-minded) persons not having the Spirit.