Thematic Bible: Affections
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Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.
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These men are courting your favor to no good purpose. They want to isolate you, so that you will be courting their favor.
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Turn away from all such. Some of them creep into private houses and lead captive silly women who, laden with sins,
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In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.
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For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.
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But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat food offered to idols, and to practise immorality.
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But I have this against you, that you are tolerating that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she is teaching and leading my slaves astray, leading them to practise immorality, and to eat food which has been sacrificed to idols.
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Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
for if you go on living according to the flesh, you are on the road to die; but if by the Spirit you keep putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, And make no provisions for your earthly nature And the gratification of its lusts.
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but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.
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So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.
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Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
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Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.
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This is what comforts me. In addition to this comfort of mine, I have been made still happier by the happiness of Titus; because his spirit was refreshed by you all. Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, I have not been put to shame. But as in every matter I have spoken the truth to you, so also my boast to Titus has been proved to be the truth. And his tender affection is all the greater toward you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him. read more.
I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.
I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.
So in my fond affection it was my joy to give you, not only the gospel of God, but my very life also, because you had become dear to me.
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Affections » Should not grow cold
and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold;
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Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)
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But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
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Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation 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
They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.
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without natural affection, merciless, slanderous, dissolute, and brutal.
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especially those who spend their lives following the flesh in the lust of defilement, and in despising all authority. Audacious and willful, they feel no awe in railing against dignities;
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Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
It is always an honorable thing to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, always, 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
"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
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"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
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Affections » Should be supremely set upon God
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.'"
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Affections » Carnal affections crucified in saints
For this we know, that our old self was crucified with Christ, in order that the slave of sin might be destroyed; so that we should no longer be in slavery to sin??7 for he who is dead is set free from sin.
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And those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and appetites.
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Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
If you then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ abides, seated on the right hand of God. Set your heart on things above, not on earthly things;
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
"Were not our hearts burning within us," they said to each other, "while we were talking with him on the way, and he was opening to us the scriptures?"
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Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
for if you go on living according to the flesh, you are on the road to die; but if by the Spirit you keep putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, And make no provisions for your earthly nature And the gratification of its lusts.
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but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.
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So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.
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Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.
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So in my fond affection it was my joy to give you, not only the gospel of God, but my very life also, because you had become dear to me.
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This is what comforts me. In addition to this comfort of mine, I have been made still happier by the happiness of Titus; because his spirit was refreshed by you all. Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, I have not been put to shame. But as in every matter I have spoken the truth to you, so also my boast to Titus has been proved to be the truth. And his tender affection is all the greater toward you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
If you then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ abides, seated on the right hand of God. Set your heart on things above, not on earthly things;
Man » Possessed of » Affections
Set your heart on things above, not on earthly things;
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- Food
- Heart, Affections Of
- In Men's Presence
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