Topic : Desires

So I tell you, live the way the Spirit leads you. Then you will not do the evil things your sinful self wants.

Galatians 5:16

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don't keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

Colossians 3:5

You want things, but you don't get them. So you kill and are jealous of others. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don't get what you want because you don't ask God.

James 4:2

But sexual sin is a danger, so each man should enjoy his own wife, and each woman should enjoy her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:2

If you step on one, your feet will be burned.

Proverbs 6:28

The world is passing away, and all the things that people want in the world are passing away. But whoever does what God wants will live forever.

1 John 2:17

"I made an agreement with my eyes not to look at a young woman in a way that would make me want her.

Job 31:1

My brothers and sisters, God chose you to be free. But don't use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful selves. Instead, serve each other with love.

Galatians 5:13

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat.

1 Peter 5:8

Your heart will be where your treasure is.

Matthew 6:21

Marriage should be honored by everyone. And every marriage should be kept pure between husband and wife. God will judge guilty those who commit sexual sins and adultery.

Hebrews 13:4

"I am allowed to do anything," you say. My answer to this is that not all things are good. Even if it is true that "I am allowed to do anything," I will not let anything control me like a slave.

1 Corinthians 6:12

Whenever you feel tempted to do something bad, you should not say, "God is tempting me." Evil cannot tempt God, and God himself does not tempt anyone.

James 1:13

To the director: A maskil from the Korah family. Like a deer drinking from a stream, I reach out to you, my God.

Psalms 42:1

The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

through which he also gave us the very great and rich gifts that he promised us. With these gifts you can share in being like God. And so you will escape the ruin that comes to people in the world because of the evil things they want.

2 Peter 1:4

But, Lord, we are waiting for your way of justice. We want to honor you and your name.

Isaiah 26:8

This is all there is in the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. But none of these comes from the Father. They come from the world.

1 John 2:16

Brothers and sisters, someone in your group might do something wrong. You who are following the Spirit should go to the one who is sinning. Help make that person right again, and do it in a gentle way. But be careful, because you might be tempted to sin too.

Galatians 6:1

Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak."

Matthew 26:41

Some people are greedy and never have enough. Good people are generous and have plenty.

Proverbs 21:26

In the blink of an eye, money can disappear, as if it grew wings and flew away like a bird. 8

Proverbs 23:5

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have turned away from what we believe because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves a lot of pain and sorrow.

1 Timothy 6:10

You might think I am saying that sin and the law are the same. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known it is wrong to want something that is not mine. But the law said, "You must not want what belongs to someone else."

Romans 7:7

Don't let us be tempted, but save us from the Evil One. '

Matthew 6:13


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