Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Bible References

As

1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Hebrews 11:13
These all died in the faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them afar off, and embracing them, and confessing that they are strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Abstain

1 Peter 4:2
that he may no longer live the remaining time in carnality according to the lusts of men, but in the will of God.
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be burdened with luxury, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day may come on you unanticipated.
Acts 15:20
but to command them to abstain from things offered to idols, and from fornication, and from strangulation, and from blood.
Romans 8:13
For if you live according to depravity, you are about to die: but if through the Spirit you kill the practices of the body, you shall live.
Romans 13:13
Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Galatians 5:16
And I say, Walk about in the Spirit, and do not perfect the lust of carnality.
2 Timothy 2:22
But fly from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, divine love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart.
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him:

War

Romans 7:23
but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Romans 8:13
For if you live according to depravity, you are about to die: but if through the Spirit you kill the practices of the body, you shall live.
Galatians 5:17
For carnality wars against the Spirit, and the Spirit against carnality; for these are antagonistical to one another; so that you may not do the things which you may wish.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown the people in destruction and perdition.
James 4:1
Whence come wars and whence come battles within you? are they not from thence, from your pleasures warring in your members?