Flesh

Amenemope taught that “riches take themselves wings and fly away”—that all things earthly are evanescent. 95:4.3

In the Urantia Book

Be not discouraged by discovery you are human (156:5.8)

• Poverty was a part of the ritual of the mortification of the flesh which, unfortunately, became incorporated into the writings and teachings of many religions, notably Christianity. 89:3.2-3
• one of the difficulties of an Adjuster is unending conflict between the high purposes of a great mind antagonized by the urge of a primitive inheritance 111:7.5
• The flesh, the inherent nature derived from the animal-origin races, does not naturally bear the fruits of the divine Spirit. 34:7.1
• it is the spirit that quickens; the flesh and all that pertains thereto is of little profit 153:5.4
• Jesus faith was so real and all-encompassing that it absolutely swept away any spiritual doubts and effectively destroyed every conflicting desire. 196:0.5
• do not to put our trust in the uncertainties of the flesh nor in the frailties of man’s defense against the trials and testing which lie ahead of us 171:4.2 174:0.2
• For Jesus the greatest meat was doing the will of God and to accomplish His Work 143:6.1

Flesh and spirit

• all believers pass through a conflict traversing from the life as it is lived in the flesh to the higher life as it is lived in the spirit. 159:3.7
• avoid wasteful and weakening conflicts of the flesh 156:5.4
• The flesh, the inherent nature derived from the animal-origin races, does not naturally bear the fruits of the divine Spirit. 34:7.1 143:2.5
• Evolutionary mortals inhabiting normal worlds of spiritual progress do not experience the acute conflicts between the spirit and the flesh which characterize the present-day Urantia races. 34:7.2-3
• in all the superb training of mind and spirit we are forever free from the handicaps of mortal flesh. No longer must we constantly referee the conflicting contentions of our divergent spiritual and material natures. 37:6.6
• spirit is easy victor over flesh 34:6.9 157:6.4
• That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. 142:6.5

Buddhism

• in Buddhism, in Nirvana, there is a freedom from desires of mortal life 94:8.16
• Gautama had not the intention to attempt to destroy all effort, desire, and affection but to picture futility of pinning all hope on temporal goals 94:8.8

Urges | sex:urge

• Ideal marriage must be founded on something more stable than the fluctuations of sentiment and the fickleness of mere sex attraction; it must be based on genuine and mutual personal devotion. 160:2.10
• greatest passions are lust, anger, pride, deceit and greed 131:4.7 131:6.2
• inherited urges cannot be altogether modified 140:4.8
• The normal urges of animal beings and the natural appetites and impulses of the physical nature are not in conflict with even the highest spiritual attainment except in the minds of ignorant, mistaught, or unfortunately overconscientious persons. 34:7.7
• Jesus taught his apostles that the sensual urges of mankind are not suppressed by either religious rebuke or legal prohibitions 140:8.21
• You know that men are all too often led into temptation by the urge of their own selfishness and by the impulses of their animal natures. 156:5.4
• we must recognize temptation for exactly what it is 156:5.4
• sensual gratifications alone do not confer happiness 136:6.10
• In general, when weak and dissolute mortals are supposed to be under the influence of devils and demons, they are merely being dominated by their own inherent and debased tendencies, being led away by their own natural propensities. The devil has been given a great deal of credit for evil which does not belong to him. 53:8.9

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Riches take wings and fly 95:4.3 — Pr 23:5.
• Save me from fear 95:4.3 — Job 21:9; Ps 23:4; Ps 27:3; Pr 1:33; Is 41:10,13-14; Is 44:8; Is 54:4,14; Jer 30:10.
• Turn away from words 95:4.3 — Mt 3:2; Mt 4:17.
• Property seen as spiritual handicap 89:3.2 — Acts 2:44-45; 1 Ti 6:8-11.
• Fruits of the spirit 34:7.1 — Ga 5:22-23; Eph 5:9.
• Spirit of Truth 34:7.1 — Ezk 11:19; Ezk 18:31; Ezk 36:26-27; Jl 2:28-29; Lk 24:49; Jn 7:39; Jn 14:16-18,23,26; Jn 15:4,26; Jn 16:7-8,13-14; Jn 17:21-23; Acts 1:5,8a; Acts 2:1-4,16-18; Acts 2:33; 2 Co 13:5; Ga 2:20; Ga 4:6; Eph 1:13; Eph 4:30; 1 Jn 4:12-15.
• Spirit will guide you to truth 34:7.1 — Jn 16:13.
• Be of good cheer 153:5.4 — Jn 6:63-70.
• Warning about crucifixion and resurrection 171:4.2 — Mt 16:21; Mt 17:22-23a; Mt 20:17-19; Mt 27:63; Mk 8:31; Mk 9:31; Mk 10:32-34; Lk 9:22,31,43b-44; Lk 18:31-33; Lk 24:7,46; Jn 14:28a; Jn 20:9.
• Be not dismayed by future events 174:0.2 — Is 41:10; Jer 46:27.
• Trust not the arm of flesh 174:0.2 — 2 Ch 32:8.
• Foundations of rock 174:0.2 — Mt 16:18.
• Appearances deceiving 174:0.2 — Jn 7:24.
• Remain firm in your faith 174:0.2 — Heb 3:6.
• Know reality of your beliefs 174:0.2 — Jn 1:12.
• Be gentle 174:0.2 — 2 Ti 2:24.
• Love your enemies 174:0.2 — Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27,35.
• I trusted you with many things 174:0.2 — Mt 25:21,23.
• Ignore outward appearances 174:0.2 — 2 Co 10:7; 1 Sam 16:7.
• Be you steadfast 174:0.2 — 1 Co 15:58; 1 P 5:8-9.
• Commission as ambassadors 174:0.2 — 2 Co 5:20.
• Be unmoved, unshaken, by events 174:0.2 — Heb 3:14.
• Keep eternal reward 174:0.2 — Col 2:18; Col 3:24.
• Walk by faith, not sight 174:0.2 — 2 Co 5:7.
• I am able to finish work 174:0.2 — Jn 4:34; Jn 9:4; Jn 17:4; Jn 19:30.
• My spirit will teach you 174:0.2 — Jn 14:26.
• Seek true realities of spirit 174:0.2 — Mt 6:33; Lk 12:31.
• Be not weary in well doing 174:0.2 — Ga 6:9; 2 Th 3:13.
• Jesus asked to eat 143:6.1 — Jn 4:31.
• Jesus had “meat” no one knows 143:6.1 — Jn 4:32-38.

See also

• body, human
• food
• instincts
• mortals

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