Thematic Bible: Affections
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Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.
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They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward.
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For of this sort are they which enter into houses, and bring into bondage women laden with sin, which women are led of divers lusts,
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and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.
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For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.
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But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, that thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which called herself a prophetess to teach and to deceive my servants, to make them commit fornication, and to eat meats offered up unto idols.
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Affections » Carnal, should be mortified
For if ye live after the flesh, ye must die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body, by the help of the spirit, ye shall live,
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but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.
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but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:
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and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen, which know not God,
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Affections » Should be set upon the people of God
All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.
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Be kind one to another, with brotherly love. In giving honour go one before another.
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Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had: because his spirit was refreshed of you all. I am therefore not now ashamed, though I boasted myself to him of you. For as all things which I preached unto you are true, even so is our boasting - that I boasted myself to Titus withal - found true. And now is his inward affection more abundant toward you, when he remembereth the obedience of every one of you: how with fear and trembling ye received him. read more.
I rejoice that I may be bold over you in all things.
I rejoice that I may be bold over you in all things.
so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
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Affections » Should not grow cold
Then believed they in his word, and sang praise unto him. But within a while they forgot his works, and would not abide his counsel.
And because iniquity shall have the upper hand, the love of many shall abate.
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How happy were ye then? For I bear you record that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
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Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, for thou hast left thy first love.
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Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Cry with the throat and spare not. Lift up thy voice as a trumpet, and tell my people their offences and the house of Jacob their sins. For me they seek day by day; and will know my ways, as a people that doth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the equity of their God.
These come unto thee, after the manner of a great people: yea, my people sit down before thee, and hear thy words, but they do not thereafter: for in their mouths they show themselves, as though they were fervent, but their heart goeth after their own covetous lucre. And as a ballad that hath a sweet tune, and is pleasant to sing, so shalt thou be unto them: thy words shall they hear, but they will not do thereafter.
They on the stones, are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away.
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Affections » Should be set upon the house and worship of God
One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.
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{Upon Gittith, a Psalm of the sons of Korah} O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou LORD of Hosts! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house:
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LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
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Affections » Should be set upon the commandments of God
The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, and endureth forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire that it hath always unto thy judgments.
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{Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it.
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O how sweet are thy words unto my throat! Yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth!
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My soul keepeth thy testimonies, and loveth them exceedingly.
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Affections » Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
without understanding, covenant-breakers, unloving, truce-breakers, and merciless.
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unkind, trucebreakers, stubborn, false accusers, rioters, fierce, despisers of them which are good,
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namely, them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise the rulers. Presumptuous are they, and stubborn, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in authority;
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Affections » Should be zealously engaged for God
For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.
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My zeal hath even consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
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It is good always to be fervent, so it be in a good thing; and not only when I am present with you.
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Affections » Of saints, supremely set on God
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
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Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is nothing upon earth, that I desire in comparison of thee.
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With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.
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Affections » Christ claims the first place in
He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.
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"If a man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, moreover and his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
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Affections » Should be supremely set upon God
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might.
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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.' This is the first commandment.
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Hear therefore, Israel, and take heed that thou do thereafter, that it may go well with thee and that ye may increase mightily: even as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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Affections » Carnal affections crucified in saints
This we must remember, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sin might utterly be destroyed; that henceforth we should not be servants of sin.
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They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the appetites and lusts.
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Affections » Should be set upon heavenly things
If ye be then risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the righthand of God. Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.
Affections » Blessedness of making God the object of
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up out of all danger, for he hath known my name.
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Affections » Enkindled by communion with Christ
and they said between themselves, "Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, as he opened to us the scriptures?"
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Affections » Carnal affections should be mortified
For if ye live after the flesh, ye must die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body, by the help of the spirit, ye shall live,
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but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts of it.
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but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:
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and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen, which know not God,
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the commandments of God
The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, and endureth forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire that it hath always unto thy judgments.
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{Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it.
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O how sweet are thy words unto my throat! Yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth!
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My soul keepeth thy testimonies, and loveth them exceedingly.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon the people of God
All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.
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Be kind one to another, with brotherly love. In giving honour go one before another.
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so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
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Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had: because his spirit was refreshed of you all. I am therefore not now ashamed, though I boasted myself to him of you. For as all things which I preached unto you are true, even so is our boasting - that I boasted myself to Titus withal - found true. And now is his inward affection more abundant toward you, when he remembereth the obedience of every one of you: how with fear and trembling ye received him.
Affections » Should be set » Upon the house and worship of God
One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.
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{Upon Gittith, a Psalm of the sons of Korah} O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou LORD of Hosts! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house:
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LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
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Affections » Should be set » Upon heavenly things
If ye be then risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the righthand of God. Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.
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And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house:
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Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.
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