24 Bible Verses about Living For The Material

For those who are according to flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Because the mentality of the flesh is enmity against God, for it is not submissive to the law of God, for neither is it able.

For the mentality of the flesh is death, but the mentality of the Spirit is life and peace.

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and the glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Flee fornication. Every sin, whatever a man may do, is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.

For if ye live according to flesh, ye are going to die, but if in spirit ye kill the deeds of the body, ye will live.

Ye judge according to the flesh. I judge no man.

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh to live according to flesh.

And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to the childlike in Christ.

Although (I having confidence also in flesh) if any other man seems to be confident in the flesh, I more:

Therefore intending this, did I accordingly employ anything in lightness? Or what I decide, do I decide according to flesh, so that it would be with me the yes, yes and the no, no?

But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh.

For ye, brothers, were called to liberty, only not liberty for an opportunity to the flesh, but be servants to each other through love.

As many as desire to make a good impression in flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of the Christ.

Remember therefore that once ye, the Gentiles in flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision (in flesh, made by hands),

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

for Demas forsook me having loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

For enough time of life has past for you to accomplish the will of the Gentiles, having gone in debaucheries, lusts, excesses of wine, revelings, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.

For good-news was preached even to the dead for this, so that they might indeed be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit.

And especially those going rear of flesh in a degenerate lust, and who despise lordship. Reckless, self-willed men, they do not tremble when speaking evil of dignities.

For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,

These are those who make divisions, world-soul men, not having Spirit.