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Thematic Bible: The flesh


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Psalm 73:26
Verse ConceptsComfortingeternal life, experience ofBeing A Women Of GodDependenceAssurance in the life of faithHeirsReward, For God's PeopleFaint HeartednessSpiritual FailureBrokenheartedEternally With GodHow Death Is InevitableHeartbreakGod Is My PortionGod Our StrengthA Tough Break UpStrengthfaith and strengthStaying StrongHope And StrengthFamily StrengthStrength, God Is OurLove And StrengthPeace And StrengthTrusting God In Difficult TimesStrength And FaithA Broken WomanWeaknessStrength And Lovelungsstrengh

John 6:63
It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is "that" instead of "who"] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus' teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus' teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life. Verse ConceptsJesus Statements About The SpiritSpiritual Malnutritioneternal life, nature ofGospel, Descriptions OfGrace, And Holy SpiritProfitsRegenerationThe Holy Spirit, And PreachingThe Holy Spirit, And RegenerationThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureThe Holy Spirit Giving LifeThat Which Is SpiritualLife In A Material WorldSpiritual lifeValueThe Power Of Wordsefficiency

1 Peter 1:24
For all forms of flesh are similar to grass, and all the splendor of [a person's] flesh is like the flower [which blossoms] from the grass. [But as with] grass, [a person's flesh] withers, and its flower [i.e., his splendor] falls off. Verse ConceptsMidlife CrisisThe Glory Of ManImperfection, Influence OfMortalitySymbolsBeauty, Temporal Nature OfMan As GrassThe Frailty Of ManThe Shortness Of TimeGrass WitheredImminent TomorrowLike GrassThe World Being TemporaryDeathAbrasionBeauty Of NatureRosesThe Beauty Of Nature

Job 34:15
Verse ConceptsDeath For Other ReasonsWork Ethicdust

Isaiah 40:6-8

Matthew 26:41
Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out]." Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of PrayerfulnessPrayerfulnessReadinessSatan, As TempterSin, Avoidance OfSleep, SpiritualSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual VitalitySpiritual Warfare, As ConflictTemptation, ResistingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWeakness, SpiritualLukewarmnessEnticementDivine SympathyVigilanceLimitations Of The BodyBeing TemptedPeople WillingTemptationHuman Nature, OvercomingStaying StrongStaying Strong And Not Giving UpWeaknessStaying Strong During Hard TimesResisting TemptationPrayer During Hard TimesPrayingexams

Mark 14:38
Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation. The spirit of a person is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often] too weak [to carry it out]." Verse ConceptsPrayerfulnessReadinessSatan, As TempterSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictTemptation, ResistingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWeakness, SpiritualEnticementLimitations Of The BodyBeing TemptedPeople WillingTemptation

Romans 7:25
Thank God [that I can be rescued] through [the power of] Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I personally [try to] serve God's law with my mind, but [all too often] I serve the law of sin with my flesh [i.e., submitting in weakness to my human desires]. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillThank God!The MindServing God

Galatians 5:16-21
But, I am saying to you, live in harmony with the Holy Spirit's [desire for you] and [then] you will not [always] be giving in to the wrong desires of your body. For what your body wants is in conflict with what the Holy Spirit wants [for you], and what the Holy Spirit wants conflicts with what your body wants, for these [two desires] are contrary to one another, so that you do not [always] do what you [really] want to. But, if you are led by [what] the Holy Spirit [wants you to do], you are not under [obligation to meet the requirements of] the law of Moses. read more.
Now those things done by the sinful, physical nature [of a person] are evident; they are these: sexual immorality, moral impurity, indecent conduct, idol worship, occultic practices, hatefulness, dissension, jealousy, angry outbursts, factious spirits, divisiveness, party spirits, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you again, as I have done before, that those people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Romans 8:13
for if you people live under [the control of] the flesh, you must die [spiritually]; but if you put to death [i.e., stop practicing] the [sinful] habits of the body by [the power of] the Holy Spirit, you will live [spiritually]. Verse ConceptsBaptism, significance ofBodyMedicineMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPaul, Teaching OfSelf DenialSelf DisciplineSin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationLiving For The MaterialLiving Not For The MaterialLiving The LifeRepent Lest You DieSpiritual DeathDeath ofnatural DeathSpiritual lifeDyingLife After DeathThe Body

Romans 13:14
But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make any plans for satisfying the strong desires of your flesh [i.e., your appetites for sinful pleasures]. Verse ConceptsArmor of GodBad ThoughtsFlesh As The Sinful NatureThe Attitude Towards The FleshConformityAlcoholAvoiding Sinevil, believers' responses todiscipleship, nature ofThe New Man In ChristCompromise, ForbiddenImitatingSelf DisciplineSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSpiritual VitalityForethoughtsAppropriationApplying The BibleClothed With Good ThingsLiving Not For The MaterialReceiving Jesus As A GuestSocial dutiesOpportunityTaking Care Of Your Bodyreproduction

Colossians 3:5
So, put to death [i.e., stop practicing the desires of] your physical bodies [such as] sexual immorality, [moral] impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is [in reality] idolatry. Verse ConceptsGluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousnessSexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity

Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was [figuratively] crucified with Christ, in order that the body of sin [i.e., our whole life of sin] might be destroyed [i.e., become powerless to control our actions and thoughts], so that we should not be enslaved to the practice of sin any longer. Verse ConceptsFruit, SpiritualAbolitionThe Sin NatureThe New Man In ChristPutting Off The Old ManSelfishnessUnselfishnessThe Human BodyDying With ChristCrucifying Our FleshOld NatureDestruction Of Satan's WorksDead To SinContinuing In SinOur CrucifixionSubject To EvilIdentityIdentity In Christrebirth

Galatians 5:24
And those persons who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified [i.e., put out of their lives, Col. 3:4ff] the sinful cravings of the body, along with their passionate desires. Verse ConceptsFruit, SpiritualFlesh As The Sinful NatureThe Attitude Towards The FleshdesiresGrowthLustMortificationParticipation, In ChristSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSpiritualityThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDead To SinDeath To SelfAttitudes Of Self DenialLiving Not For The MaterialAffectionThe CrossPassionEmotionscrucifixion

1 Peter 4:2
So then, you should no longer live the rest of your lives [to satisfy] the sinful desires of your body, but to do what God wants. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofDevotion To GodSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceLasciviousnessDeath To SelfLiving Not For The MaterialDoing God's WillGod's WillPassionLiveLiving For GodLife PurposeChanging Yourself

Galatians 5:16
But, I am saying to you, live in harmony with the Holy Spirit's [desire for you] and [then] you will not [always] be giving in to the wrong desires of your body. Verse ConceptsWalking In The TruthFaultsAvoiding Sinethics, and graceBehaviourDependenceWalking In The SpiritReceptivenessSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsLiving Not For The MaterialEvil DesiresConditions Of Fruit-bearingWalking In LoveHuman Nature, Overcoming

Matthew 5:29
And if your right eye is what ensnares you into falling away [from God], gouge it out and throw it away from you. For it would be better for you to lose a part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. [Note: This is the word "Gehenna," and because of its Old Testament connotation of burning bodies, II Chron. 33:6, it is used figuratively here, and elsewhere, to describe the place of future, final punishment of the wicked]. Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsBlindness, SymbolicHell, Punishment OfSelf DenialSelf DisciplinePriorityEyes, GuardedProfitable ThingsPlucking OutCausing Others To StumbleEyes HarmedOther Right PartsThe Entrance Of SinUseful ThingsAbusive RelationshipsHellEyesInfidelityLust Of The Eyes

Matthew 18:8
If your hand or your foot becomes the occasion for you falling away [from God], cut them off and throw them away. It would be better for you to enter [never ending] life disabled or crippled, rather than keeping both hands and both feet and being thrown into the never ending fire [i.e., because they caused you to fall away from God]. Verse ConceptsCripplesEternal DeathFeetInjury To FeetEternal JudgementThrowing PeopleCausing Others To StumbleEntering LifeFire Of HellCutting Off Hands And FeetTwo Of Body PartsAvoid Being HinderedHellLake Of Fire

1 Peter 2:11
My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims

Romans 8:13
for if you people live under [the control of] the flesh, you must die [spiritually]; but if you put to death [i.e., stop practicing] the [sinful] habits of the body by [the power of] the Holy Spirit, you will live [spiritually]. Verse ConceptsBaptism, significance ofBodyMedicineMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPaul, Teaching OfSelf DenialSelf DisciplineSin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationLiving For The MaterialLiving Not For The MaterialLiving The LifeRepent Lest You DieSpiritual DeathDeath ofnatural DeathSpiritual lifeDyingLife After DeathThe Body

Galatians 6:8
If he engages in things to satisfy his own sinful desires, he will be [spiritually] destroyed for such conduct, but the one who engages in things to please the Holy Spirit will receive never ending life [as a result]. Verse ConceptsFlesh As The Sinful Natureethics, incentives towardseternal life, nature ofGrace, And Holy SpiritHell, As An ExperiencePaul, Teaching OfPleasing GodThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationThe Holy Spirit Giving LifePossessions DecayingDestruction Of PlantsLiving For The MaterialEntering LifeNature DecayingPromise Of HeavenUniversalismSpiritual lifeReaping What You SowcorruptionsowingMoral Decay

1 John 2:16
For all that makes up the world, namely, the improper desires of the physical body, the improper desires for what is seen, and the [boastful] pride over life's possessions; these are not from the Father, but from the [godless] world. Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofConceit, Description OfEyes, Figurative UseBoasting, CondemnedInjustice, Nature And Source OfLustPride, Evil OfSeductionSelf ConfidenceSelf IndulgenceSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Sources OfVisionCarnalityPride, CharacteristicsThe Lust Of The FleshPornographyMasturbationSins Of The FleshEvil EyesResemblance To God The FatherThe FatherThe World Without GodAutomobilesPrideEyesBoastingaccomplishmentsaccomplishmentpossessionsmakeupLust Of The Eyes

Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh, for the desire to do good is present in my heart, but the ability to carry it out [consistently] is not. Verse ConceptsFlesh, Description OfdesiresPoverty, SpiritualHelplessnessThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationNothingPeople's Inability To Serve GodNot Going GoodNothing GoodLife StrugglesDoing The Right ThingThe Beauty Of NatureDrugs

Romans 7:25
Thank God [that I can be rescued] through [the power of] Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I personally [try to] serve God's law with my mind, but [all too often] I serve the law of sin with my flesh [i.e., submitting in weakness to my human desires]. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillThank God!The MindServing God

Romans 8:8
And those people who are living according to the flesh cannot please God. Verse ConceptsThe Sin NaturePleasing GodThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationPeople's Inability To Serve GodNot Pleasing GodSelf CenterednessGod Being In Controlimpossible

Galatians 5:17
For what your body wants is in conflict with what the Holy Spirit wants [for you], and what the Holy Spirit wants conflicts with what your body wants, for these [two desires] are contrary to one another, so that you do not [always] do what you [really] want to. Verse ConceptsFaultsThe Attitude Towards The FleshFlesh As The Sinful NatureSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InDepravity Of ManThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationResisting Holy SpiritGod OpposingEvil DesiresGod's DesiresOne's DeedsMind BattlesHuman Nature, OvercomingstruggleLife StrugglesSpiritual WarfareConflictStrugglesactingWorld Opposed To God

2 Corinthians 12:7
But, so that I would not become too conceited over the tremendous revelations [I received], a "thorn in the flesh" was given to me as a messenger from Satan to torment me. [Note: This "thorn" was probably some physical handicap, possibly defective eyesight. See Gal. 4:14-15; 6:11]. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofEnjoyment, Lack OfBodyGod, Purpose OfMinistry, Qualifications ForPainSatan, Kingdom OfThornsWeakness, PhysicalBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfSatan, Work OfAfflictions Of MinistersDamage To The BodySigns Of Possible Demon PossessionSatanharassment

Romans 7:23
but I see a different law [at work] in my body, waging [spiritual] warfare against the law in my mind. It brings me into captivity to the law of sin in my body. Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictLiving Not For The MaterialEvil PrinciplesPrinciples Of WarMind BattlesGoing Through the MotionsstruggleWarLife StrugglesThe MindConflictStrugglesBeing DifferentBeing Uniquelawworkingmindset

1 Peter 2:11
My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims

Galatians 5:17
For what your body wants is in conflict with what the Holy Spirit wants [for you], and what the Holy Spirit wants conflicts with what your body wants, for these [two desires] are contrary to one another, so that you do not [always] do what you [really] want to. Verse ConceptsFaultsThe Attitude Towards The FleshFlesh As The Sinful NatureSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InDepravity Of ManThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationResisting Holy SpiritGod OpposingEvil DesiresGod's DesiresOne's DeedsMind BattlesHuman Nature, OvercomingstruggleLife StrugglesSpiritual WarfareConflictStrugglesactingWorld Opposed To God

1 Corinthians 9:25-27
And everyone who [strenuously] competes in athletic events exercises self-control during training. Now they do this to receive a laurel wreath that withers, but we [do it to receive] a lasting crown. So, I run with a purpose and I fight that way [too]; I do not just shadow box. But I work out and get my body in shape [i.e., spiritually], so that after preaching to other people, I myself do not become disqualified [i.e., for winning the prize from God. See verse 24].

2 Corinthians 12:7
But, so that I would not become too conceited over the tremendous revelations [I received], a "thorn in the flesh" was given to me as a messenger from Satan to torment me. [Note: This "thorn" was probably some physical handicap, possibly defective eyesight. See Gal. 4:14-15; 6:11]. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofEnjoyment, Lack OfBodyGod, Purpose OfMinistry, Qualifications ForPainSatan, Kingdom OfThornsWeakness, PhysicalBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfSatan, Work OfAfflictions Of MinistersDamage To The BodySigns Of Possible Demon PossessionSatanharassment

Romans 7:23
but I see a different law [at work] in my body, waging [spiritual] warfare against the law in my mind. It brings me into captivity to the law of sin in my body. Verse ConceptsBodily LimbsSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictLiving Not For The MaterialEvil PrinciplesPrinciples Of WarMind BattlesGoing Through the MotionsstruggleWarLife StrugglesThe MindConflictStrugglesBeing DifferentBeing Uniquelawworkingmindset

1 Peter 2:11
My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims

Galatians 5:17
For what your body wants is in conflict with what the Holy Spirit wants [for you], and what the Holy Spirit wants conflicts with what your body wants, for these [two desires] are contrary to one another, so that you do not [always] do what you [really] want to. Verse ConceptsFaultsThe Attitude Towards The FleshFlesh As The Sinful NatureSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InDepravity Of ManThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationResisting Holy SpiritGod OpposingEvil DesiresGod's DesiresOne's DeedsMind BattlesHuman Nature, OvercomingstruggleLife StrugglesSpiritual WarfareConflictStrugglesactingWorld Opposed To God

1 Corinthians 9:25-27
And everyone who [strenuously] competes in athletic events exercises self-control during training. Now they do this to receive a laurel wreath that withers, but we [do it to receive] a lasting crown. So, I run with a purpose and I fight that way [too]; I do not just shadow box. But I work out and get my body in shape [i.e., spiritually], so that after preaching to other people, I myself do not become disqualified [i.e., for winning the prize from God. See verse 24].

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