Bible Verses About The Affections: Carnal affections should be mortified

For if you live according to your old nature, you will certainly die; but if, by the Spirit, you keep putting to death the practices of the body, you will live.

Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Yeshua the Messiah; and don’t waste your time thinking about how to provide for the sinful desires of your old nature.

I treat my body hard and make it my slave so that, after proclaiming the Good News to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Therefore, put to death the earthly parts of your nature — sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed (which is a form of idolatry);

without giving in to lustful desires, like the pagans who don’t know God.