Thematic Bible: Affections
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Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Is that appealing to men's weaknesses, or to God? Is that trying to suit men? If I were still doing that, I would be no slave of Christ.
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These men are making much of you, but not with honorable intentions. They want to shut you out, so that you will have to make much of them.
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They are the kind of men who make their way into people's houses and make captives of poor, weak women, loaded down with their sins and under the control of all sorts of impulses,
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In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.
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They utter arrogant nonsense and use physical cravings to lure into immorality men who are just escaping from among those who live in error;
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Yet I hold it somewhat against you that you have among you some adherents of the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entrap the children of Israel into eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols, and into immoral practices.
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But I hold it against you that you tolerate that Jezebel of a woman who claims to be inspired and who is misleading my slaves and teaching them 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 under the control of the physical you will die, but if, by means of the Spirit, you put the body's doings to death, you will live.
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But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about gratifying your physical cravings.
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But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
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So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.
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not to gratify his passion, like the heathen who know nothing of God.
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Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
Be affectionate in your love for the brotherhood, eager to show one another honor,
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That is why I am so comforted. With all my own comfort, I was still more overjoyed at the gladness of Titus, for his mind has been set at rest by you all. If I did express some pride in you to him, I have had no reason to be ashamed of it, but just as all I said to you was true, my boasting before Titus has also proved true. His heart goes out all the more to you, as he recalls how you all obeyed him, and with what reverence and trembling you received him. read more.
I am glad that I can feel perfect confidence in you.
I am glad that I can feel perfect confidence in you.
That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.
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Affections » Should not grow cold
and because of the increase of wickedness, most men's love will grow cold.
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What has become of that satisfaction of yours? For I can bear witness that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and given them to me!
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But I hold it against you that you do not love as you did at first.
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Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.
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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, unloving, and unpitying.
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unfeeling, irreconcilable, slanderous, with no self-control, brutal, with no love for what is good,
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especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings
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Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
But it is a finer thing to be made much of honestly and constantly??ot just when I can be with you,
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Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
Affections » Christ claims the first place in
No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me,
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"If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very 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 old self was crucified with him, to do away with our sinful body, so that we might not be enslaved to sin any longer,
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Those who belong to Jesus the Christ have crucified the physical nature with its propensities and cravings.
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Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
If, then, you have been raised to life with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are where Christ is, above, seated at God's right hand. Fix your thoughts on the things that are above, not on those that are on earth.
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
And they said to each other, "Did not our hearts glow when he was talking to us on the road, and was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
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Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
for if you live under the control of the physical you will die, but if, by means of the Spirit, you put the body's doings to death, you will live.
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But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about gratifying your physical cravings.
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But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
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So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.
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not to gratify his passion, like the heathen who know nothing of God.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
Be affectionate in your love for the brotherhood, eager to show one another honor,
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That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.
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That is why I am so comforted. With all my own comfort, I was still more overjoyed at the gladness of Titus, for his mind has been set at rest by you all. If I did express some pride in you to him, I have had no reason to be ashamed of it, but just as all I said to you was true, my boasting before Titus has also proved true. His heart goes out all the more to you, as he recalls how you all obeyed him, and with what reverence and trembling you received him.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
If, then, you have been raised to life with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are where Christ is, above, seated at God's right hand. Fix your thoughts on the things that are above, not on those that are on earth.
Man » Possessed of » Affections
Fix your thoughts on the things that are above, not on those that are on earth.
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