Thematic Bible: Affections
Thematic Bible
Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.
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For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,
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They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
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For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
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Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
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Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
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not with lustful desires, like the Gentiles who don’t know God.
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Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
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For this reason we have been comforted. In addition to our comfort, we were made to rejoice even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you. For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been embarrassed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth. And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling. read more.
I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.
I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
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Affections » Should not grow cold
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. They soon forgot His works and would not wait for His counsel.
What happened to this sense of being blessed you had? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
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Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
"Cry out loudly, don't hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. They seek Me day after day and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God."
So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don't obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue unjust gain. Yes, to them you are like a singer of love songs who has a beautiful voice and plays skillfully on an instrument. They hear your words, but they don't obey them.
Affections » Should be set upon the house and worship of God
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord of Hosts. I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
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the place where Your glory resides.
Affections » Should be set upon the commandments of God
The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad; the commandment of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are reliable and altogether righteous. They are more desirable than gold- than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey- than honey dripping from the comb.
with longing for Your judgments.
sweeter than honey in my mouth.
and love them greatly.
Affections » Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, and unmerciful.
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unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,
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especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones; Verse Concepts
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones; Verse Concepts
Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.
because my foes forget Your words.
Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.
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Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
BOOK II
(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.
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(Psalms 42–72)For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
so I long for You, God.
And I desire nothing on earth but You.
don’t let me wander from Your commands.
Affections » Christ claims the first place in
Affections » Should be supremely set upon God
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.
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Affections » Carnal affections crucified in saints
For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,
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Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows My name.
Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”
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Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.
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Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
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not with lustful desires, like the Gentiles who don’t know God.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad; the commandment of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are reliable and altogether righteous. They are more desirable than gold- than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey- than honey dripping from the comb.
with longing for Your judgments.
sweeter than honey in my mouth.
and love them greatly.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
they are the noble ones.
All my delight is in them.
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
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We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
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For this reason we have been comforted. In addition to our comfort, we were made to rejoice even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you. For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been embarrassed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth. And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking Him in His temple.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord of Hosts. I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
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the place where Your glory resides.
Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
Man » Possessed of » Affections
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
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Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
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