Bible verses about Affections
(From Nave's Topical Bible)
-Should be supremely set upon God Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:30
-Should be set upon the commandments of God 119:20, 97, Psalms 19:8-10; 103, 167
-Should be set upon the house and worship of God I Chronicles 29:3; Psalms 26:8; 27:4; 84:1, 2
-Should be set upon the people of God Psalms 16:3; Romans 12:10; II Corinthians 7:13-16; I Thessalonians 2:8
-Should be set upon heavenly things Colossians 3:1, 2
-Should be zealously engaged for God Psalms 69:9; 119:139; Galatians 4:18
-Christ claims the first place in Matthew 10:37; Luke 14:26
-Enkindled by communion with Christ Luke 24:32
-Blessedness of making God the object of Psalms 91:14
-Should not grow cold Psalms 106:12, 13; Matthew 24:12; Galatians 4:15; Revelation 2:4
-Of saints, supremely set on God Psalms 42:1; 73:25; 119:10
-Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God Isaiah 58:1, 2; Ezekiel 33:31, 32; Luke 8:13
-Carnal, should be mortified Romans 8:13; 13:14; I Corinthians 9:27; Colossians 3:5; I Thessalonians 4:5
-Carnal affections crucified in saints Romans 6:6; Galatians 5:24
-False teachers seek to captivate Galatians 1:10; 4:17; II Timothy 3:6; II Peter 2:3, 18; Revelation 2:14, 20
-Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted Romans 1:31; II Timothy 3:3; II Peter 2:10