Thematic Bible: Affections
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Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Am I now trying to win men's favor, or God's? Or, am I trying to be pleasing to men? If I were still trying to be pleasing to men, I would not be a slave of Christ at all.
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These men are paying you special attention, but not sincerely. They want to shut you off from me, so that you may keep on paying them special attention.
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For some of them practice going into people's houses and capturing weak and silly women who are overwhelmed with the weight of their sins, who are easily led about by all sorts of evil impulses,
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In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering.
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For by uttering arrogant nonsense, through base desires of the lower nature, they entice into immorality men who are just escaping from those who live in error,
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Yet I hold it somewhat against you that you have among you some who are clinging to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to set a trap for the children of Israel, to entice them to eat the meat that had been sacrificed to idols and to commit immoral practices.
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But I hold it against you that you are tolerating that Jezebel of a woman who claims to be a prophetess, and by her teaching is misleading my slaves to practice immorality and to eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols.
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Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
for if you live by such a standard, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put a stop to the doings of your lower nature, you will live.
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Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and put a stop to gratifying the evil desires that lurk in your lower nature.
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But I keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
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So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
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not out of evil passions as the heathen do who do not know God;
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Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,
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In addition to my own comfort, I was made so glad that my cup ran over at the gladness Titus felt, because his spirit has been set at rest by you. Indeed, if I have been doing some boasting of you to him, I have never been ashamed of it; but just as all I said to him was true, so now my boasting before Titus has been shown to be true. Yes, his heart is running over toward you, as he continues recalling how you all obeyed him, with what reverence and trembling you welcomed him. read more.
I am glad that I have perfect confidence in you now.
I am glad that I have perfect confidence in you now.
Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.
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Affections » Should not grow cold
and because of the increasing crime wave, most people's love will grow cold.
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Where is your self-congratulation? For I can testify that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and have given them to me.
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But I hold it against you that you do not love me as you did at first.
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Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.
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Affections » Should be set upon the house and worship of God
Affections » Should be set upon the commandments of God
Affections » Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
conscienceless, treacherous, with no human love or pity.
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lacking in love for kinsmen, irreconcilable, slanderers, having no self-control, savage, lacking in love for the good,
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especially those who satisfy their lower nature by indulging in its evil passions which defile them, and who despise authority. Daring, headstrong men! They do not tremble when they abuse persons of majesty,
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Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
Now it is a fine thing to have special attention paid you, if it is done sincerely and unceasingly, and not only when I am with you.
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Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
Affections » Christ claims the first place in
Anybody who loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me,
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"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and still more, his own life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
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Affections » Should be supremely set upon God
and you must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole mind, and your whole strength.'
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Affections » Carnal affections crucified in saints
for we know that our former self was crucified with Him, to make our body that is liable to sin inactive, so that we might not a moment longer continue to be slaves to sin.
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And those who belong to Jesus the Christ have crucified the lower nature with its passions and evil cravings.
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Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
So if you have been raised to life in fellowship with Christ, keep on seeking the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Practice occupying your minds with the things above, not with the things on earth;
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
Then they said to each other, "Did not our hearts keep burning in our bosoms as He was talking to us on the road, as He went on explaining the Scriptures to us?"
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Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
for if you live by such a standard, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put a stop to the doings of your lower nature, you will live.
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Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and put a stop to gratifying the evil desires that lurk in your lower nature.
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But I keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
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So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
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not out of evil passions as the heathen do who do not know God;
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,
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Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.
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In addition to my own comfort, I was made so glad that my cup ran over at the gladness Titus felt, because his spirit has been set at rest by you. Indeed, if I have been doing some boasting of you to him, I have never been ashamed of it; but just as all I said to him was true, so now my boasting before Titus has been shown to be true. Yes, his heart is running over toward you, as he continues recalling how you all obeyed him, with what reverence and trembling you welcomed him.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
So if you have been raised to life in fellowship with Christ, keep on seeking the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Practice occupying your minds with the things above, not with the things on earth;
Man » Possessed of » Affections
Practice occupying your minds with the things above, not with the things on earth;
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