Affections Should be supremely set upon God
Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:30
Should be set upon:
- The commandments of God
Psalms 19:10; Psalms 119:20; Psalms 119:97; Psalms 119:103; Psalms 119:167
- The house and worship of God
1 Chronicles 29:3; Psalms 26:8; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 84:2
- The people of God
Psalms 16:3; Romans 12:10; 2 Corinthians 7:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:8
- Heavenly things
Colossians 3:2
Should be zealously engaged for God
Psalms 69:9; Psalms 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 106:13; Matthew 24:12; Galatians 4:15; Revelation 2:4
Of saints, supremely set on God
Psalms 42:1; Psalms 73:25; Psalms 119:10
Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Isaiah 58:2; Ezekiel 33:32; Luke 8:13
Carnal, should be mortified
Romans 8:13; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 9:27; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:5
Carnal affections crucified in saints
Romans 6:6; Galatians 5:24
False teachers seek to captivate
Galatians 1:10; Galatians 4:17; 2 Timothy 3:6; 2 Peter 2:3; 2 Peter 2:18; Revelation 2:14; Revelation 2:20
Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
Romans 1:31; 2 Timothy 3:3; 2 Peter 2:10