feeling or emotion. Mention is made of "vile affections" (Ro 1:26) and "inordinate affection" (Col 3:5). Christians are exhorted to set their affections on things above (Col 3:2). There is a distinction between natural and spiritual or gracious affections (Eze 33:32).
"Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
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