Crucified Affections
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. - Galatians 5:24 (KJV) The word “crucified” stops us in our tracks. It’s violent, final, deliberate. Paul doesn’t say we’ve simply suppressed our flesh or managed our desires—he says we’ve crucified them. This isn’t about improvement; it’s about execution. But what exactly are these “passions and desires” that compete for our hearts? Often, they’re not the obvious sins we might expect. The flesh is far more subtle than that. ...