Colossians 3: 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Mortify meaning: abase, belittle, chasten, control, crush, deny, disappoint, discipline, discomfit, harass, humble, ridicule, bother. There are numerous smooth-talking, Bible twisting, Scripture misinterpreting, soothsaying, and money grabbing televangelists, who, by practicing financial stop and frisk, have watered down the pure word of God to make it appealing to the masses of people in an effort to soothe itching ears, while, at the same time, they make billions off of poorer congregants.
What they say may sound good, and they may use catchy phrases such as the 3 frogs in Revelation 16 use with their tongues, such as “Name it and claim it” but beneath their outer veneer of cute sayings, lies the desiccated Bible, that has lost its force to do good among men. The word of God is plain and simple: If you choose the strait, and narrow path that leads to life eternal there are certain things you just cannot do. Period!
In other words, the cravings of the flesh must all be subjugated and killed, through the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, and in cooperation with Christ, through our freedom of choice. And the laws, and principles of God’s kingdom must be etched indelibly into the heart. That’s the strait gate given in a nutshell.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!