Christians relationship to the world.
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, neither the thing that are in the world,If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.
James 4: 4
You adulterers and adulteress, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoevertherefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind , that you may prove what is that good an acceptable and perfect will of God.
Mathew 6:24
No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Galatians 1:10
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
The world refers to the vast earth and all the people, places and things on it. In biblical terms we use the term “world” to be the territory of satan and his followers. In 1 John 2:15 the term world is referred to the earthly or fleshy desires which is offered to the people to entice them away from the Kingdom of God. Here we get the thought that we have to be away from all that is considered evil, immoral and sinful pleasures that the earth offers us in all the spheres of occupation.
In medical field we see satan using means in making abortion legal.
In agriculture we see the life destroying products such as alcohol and narcotics.
Education is used to promote ungodly and humanistic philosophy
Entertainment offers means to destroy Godly standards.
Law offers gay marriage.
As a Christian we have to be careful when we deal with people who advocate the worldly ways.
Romans 12:2 Paul implies
1. We must realise that the present world system is evil and under the rule of satan.
2. We must stand against the prevailing and popular forms of the worldly desires, but instead proclaim the Word of God.
3. We must have our minds conformed to God ‘s way of thinking, by reading and meditating on His Word.
4. We must have our plans, goals and ambitions determined by heavenly and eternal truths.
Thus we have to maintain a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to keep us focused on the Kingdom of God.
Prayer:-
Abba Father I surrender myself into your mighty hands, and pray that you will always lead my way towards your Kingdom. Please keep me from wavering and help me to be focused to do your will.
Sol.Patsy