Worldliness

The sinful tendency to conform to the world, to be contrasted with the biblical command to maintain contact with the world while avoiding becoming like the world. Believers are called to live in the world, while not being of the world. This attitude is supremely exemplified in the ministry of Jesus Christ.

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The paradox of God’s love for a sinful world Jn 3:16; 1 Jn 2:15–16 God’s people are called to be separate from the world, yet a source of blessing to it The example of Abraham Ge 12:1–3 See also Ge 15:7; Ge 18:18; Ga 3:8 The example of others Ge 41:56–57; Da 2:48–49 Conformity to the pagan standards…