4 occurrences

'Body' in the Bible

For just as the [human] body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works [of obedience] is also dead.

Verse ConceptsSpirit, Nature OfSpiritsThe Human BodyThe Spirit Of ManFaith That WorksWorks Of FaithDeathTrust In Relationships

For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFaultsControlBackbitingImperfection, Influence OfRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanSelf DisciplineSin, Universality OfStumblingHuman ImperfectionThe Human BodyPeople Made PerfectBeware Of Your SpeechBinding As AnimalsMistakesThe TongueMaking MistakesMaturitySpeechman

And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).

Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofHell, As Incentive To ActionThe Human BodyGehennaDamage To The BodyFire Of EvilPeople Being PollutedBeware Of Your SpeechMighty in its influenceThe TongueThe Power Of Words

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