Thematic Bible: Affections
Thematic Bible
Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.
For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,
Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Verse Concepts
GluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousness
Sexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity
not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
Verse Concepts
Acts of KindnessAffection, Kinds OfBrotherly KindnessCommitment, to God's peopleHonorLove, Abuse OfLoyaltyMinistry, In The ChurchUnselfishnessBrotherhoodCaringCaring For OthersAffection For God's PeopleOutdoingHonour The HonourableLove Fellow Christians!Being Devoted to GodAffectionRespectLoving Yourself
For this reason we have been comforted And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting before Titus proved to be the truth. His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. read more.
I rejoice that in everything I have confidence in you.
I rejoice that in everything I have confidence in you.
Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
Affections » Should not grow cold
Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,
Where then is that sense of blessing you had? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
"Cry loudly, do not hold back; Raise your voice like a trumpet, And declare to My people their transgression And to the house of Jacob their sins. "Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.
"They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain. "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.
Affections » Should be set upon the house and worship of God
That I may
To behold
And to
How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
Affections » Should be set upon the commandments of God
The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Mem.
O how Ilove Your law!
It is mymeditation all the day.
O how I
It is my
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
And I
Affections » Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
And
But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.
Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deerpants for the water brooks,
So my soulpants for You, O God.
As the deer
So my soul
And
Do not let me
Affections » Christ claims the first place in
Verse Concepts
daughtersLoving Your MotherFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipleship, cost ofMothers, Responsibilities OfSelf SacrificeSonsHeart, Affections OfLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfLove Towards Christ, Shown ByLove For GodUnworthinessMore ThanNot Honouring ParentsThe Need To Love ChristMothersmomsLoving YourselfSelf Worth
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of OneselfBad ThingsLoving Your MotherAdultery and DivorceFathers, Responsibilities Ofdiscipleship, cost ofMothers, Responsibilities OfParentsForsaking All OthersSelf SacrificeSistersFamilyHatred Between RelativesPeople's Inability To Serve GodComing To ChristNot Maintaining LifeNot HatingNot Honouring Parentsdiscipleship, nature of
Affections » Should be supremely set upon God
O Israel, you should listen and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Affections » Carnal affections crucified in saints
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
I will
Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”
Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Verse Concepts
GluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousness
Sexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity
not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Mem.
O how Ilove Your law!
It is mymeditation all the day.
O how I
It is my
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
And I
Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
Verse Concepts
Acts of KindnessAffection, Kinds OfBrotherly KindnessCommitment, to God's peopleHonorLove, Abuse OfLoyaltyMinistry, In The ChurchUnselfishnessBrotherhoodCaringCaring For OthersAffection For God's PeopleOutdoingHonour The HonourableLove Fellow Christians!Being Devoted to GodAffectionRespectLoving Yourself
Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
For this reason we have been comforted And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting before Titus proved to be the truth. His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
That I may
To behold
And to
How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Man » Possessed of » Affections
Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
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- Food
- Heart, Affections Of
- In Men's Presence
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