Flesh
Flesh has several meanings: (1) the soft tissue that makes up the bodies of mankind, animals, fowls, or fish; (2) mortality; or (3) the physical or carnal nature of man.
Body tissue
- Animals shall be meat for you:Gen. 9:3;
- Animals should not be killed needlessly:JST, Gen. 9:10–11; ( D&C 49:21; )
- Animals and fowl are for man to eat and use as clothing:D&C 49:18–19; ( D&C 59:16–20; )
- We should eat meat sparingly:D&C 89:12–15;
Mortality
- Jesus is the only one begotten of the Father into mortality:John 1:14; ( Mosiah 15:1–3; )
- Adam became the first flesh:Moses 3:7;
Carnal nature of man
- Cursed be the man that makes flesh his arm:Jer. 17:5;
- The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak:Mark 14:38;
- The lust of the flesh is not of the Father:1 Jn. 2:16;
- Nephi was sorrowful because of his flesh and iniquities:2 Ne. 4:17–18, 34;
- Do not reconcile yourselves to the devil and the flesh:2 Ne. 10:24;
