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What does it mean if a passion dethrones God?
Third, Paul mentions "passion," also translated as "lust, or inordinate affection." These are inappropriate cravings which distract us from the things above, and lead us to commit the sins of immorality and impurity. Fourth, "evil desire" likely includes wanting things which are wrong, whether sexual desires or material things.
The word rendered “inordinate affection” is the general word for “passion” (pathos). It is found united to “concupiscence” in 1Thessalonians 4:5 , “the lust of concupiscence.” Both words here are general words, denoting the condition of soul, of which “fornication” and “covetousness” are both exemplifications.
Discover the meaning of Inordinate in the Bible. Study the definition of Inordinate with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
Inordinate affection — παθος. Unnatural and degrading passion bestial lusts. See Romans 1:26; Romans 1:27; and the notes there. Evil concupiscence — επιθυμιαν κακην. As επιθυμια signifies strong and vehement desire of any kind, it is here joined with κακη, evil, to show the sense more particularly in which the apostle uses it.
So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God]. Christian Standard Bible.
Inordinate affection - Every passion which does not flow from and lead to the love ofGod. Evil desire - The desire of the flesh, the desire of the eye, and the pride of life. Covetousness - According to the derivation of the word, means the desire of having more, or of any thing independent on God.
( a.) Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. INORDINATE. in-or'-di-nat ("ill-regulated," hence, "immoderate," "excessive"; Latin in, "not," ordinatus, "set in order"): Only twice in the King James Version.
