Podcast: The Affection of Christ Jesus

Christ‘s salvation reaches even damaged emotions, as we become more like Jesus. As we honor Christ the Lord, making him holy, even our emotional lives change.

The Affections of Christ Jesus

They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

Ephesians 4:19 ESV

For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:8-11 ESV

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

Philippians 2:3 ESV

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Philippians 2:1-2 ESV

but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

I Peter 3:15 ESV

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

II Timothy 3:1-3 ESV

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:4 ESV

And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king? You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’

II Samuel 19:11-12 ESV

And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 24:12 ESV

(Originally given April 21, 2013.)