Sensuality, often understood as the pursuit of physical pleasure and indulgence in carnal desires, is addressed in various passages throughout the Bible. The Scriptures provide guidance on the dangers and consequences of living a life driven by sensual desires, urging believers to pursue holiness and self-control.

Galatians 5:19-21
In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul lists sensuality among the "acts of the flesh." He warns that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God:
"Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)

Ephesians 4:19
Paul addresses the issue of sensuality in his letter to the Ephesians, describing how those who are separated from God indulge in it:
"Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more." (Ephesians 4:19)

1 Peter 4:3
The Apostle Peter reminds believers of their past lives, characterized by sensuality, and calls them to live differently:
"For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry." (1 Peter 4:3)

2 Peter 2:2
Peter warns of false teachers who will lead many astray through sensuality, highlighting the destructive nature of such behavior:
"Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed." (2 Peter 2:2)

Romans 13:13-14
Paul exhorts the Roman believers to live honorably, avoiding sensuality and putting on the armor of light:
"Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh." (Romans 13:13-14)

Proverbs 6:25-29
The wisdom literature of the Old Testament also addresses sensuality, particularly in the context of adultery and lust:
"Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished." (Proverbs 6:25-29)

1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Paul instructs the Corinthians to flee from sexual immorality, emphasizing the sanctity of the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit:
"Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body." (1 Corinthians 6:18-20)

These passages collectively underscore the biblical perspective that sensuality, when pursued outside the boundaries set by God, leads to spiritual and moral decay. Believers are called to live lives marked by self-control, purity, and a focus on spiritual rather than fleshly desires.Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes: but know you, that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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Isaiah 22:13
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
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Isaiah 56:12
Come you, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
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Luke 12:19,20
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
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Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
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1 Corinthians 15:32,33
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
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James 5:5
You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
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Jude 1:18,19
How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
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Concerning Salutations and Recreations, &C.
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Concerning Worship.
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Walking with God
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The Catholic Epistles.
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The Benefits of an Early Piety
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Paul and Silas in Thessalonica and Berea.
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Paul in Corinth.
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