Are You A Part Of This World

'Are You A Part Of This World? ' Is it alright to enjoy the pleasures of the world that go completely against the Bible and its teaching? Today I would like to go into my first sermon, "Are You A Part Of This World?" We will be reading Hebrews 10:26-39 and the message about repentance, putting God first and following his word to the best of our ability so that Jesus' sacrifice matters. Many of us think it's okay to go back to our sinful life after receiving Jesus Christ as our lord and savior. Doing the same things, the unbelieving do, from simple things like going to watch the latest hit movie, or listening to any concert, which are both not Christian but from some type of secular source. Sin is sin and we can't justify it by saying it's not that bad by our standards. What happens, though, if we continue to live in sin? Where are we in eternal life? Please read the following Hebrews 10:26-39. If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgement and of a raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28. Anyone who rejected Moses' law died without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.29 How much harsher do you believe someone deserves to be punished for trampling on the Son of God, treating the blood of the covenant that sanctified them as unholy, and insulting the Spirit of grace?30 For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people." 31. It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32. Remember the days after you received the light, when you were enduring a great conflict filled with suffering.33 At times, you were publicly humiliated and persecuted; at other times, you stood alongside those who were subjected to such treatment.34 You suffered alongside those in prison and joyfully accepted confiscation of your property because you knew you had better and more lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done God's will, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, "In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay."38 And, "But my righteous one will live by faith." And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back. " 39 But we do not belong to those who retreat and perish, but to those who believe and are saved. So how does this tie into our day to-day lives? Are those non-Christian pleasures like that new non-Christian movie or that secular concert acceptable? After reading this, you can see it is not even close to acceptable. Sin is sin, and we cannot justify it by saying it is alright. We are here apart from them, not to live the same as they do. As Paul said in Romans 8, we cannot even let sin reign in our mortal body; we control even our thoughts. So, as Christians, we do not choose to sin when we believe we turn from and follow righteousness (2 Peter 3:9, 9). The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.). We have to share the gospel with them, not just enjoy what they are doing. We are saved and we have to act like we are by showing God we are faithful and doing what he wants us to do. Which is to follow the very word that has been given to us as a guideline. It is not to pick and choose which part of the law is not as bad as other parts. We have to try our best to follow the entire law, down to the most basic commands like loving the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37). If we do not do this, we are becoming enemies of God because we know the truth and we are choosing not to follow it. We are very lucky that the love of Jesus entered our lives to bring us into a place in ourselves where we can actually become righteous people (2 Corinthians 5:21). This is a religion, and we have laws we need to follow. Yes, we should all have a relationship with the Lord, but there is a penalty for our sin if we deliberately choose to give into them. If you shrink back to the life you had before knowing him, there will be consequences for what you have done. Do you want eternal life or the counterpart of it, his wrath, aka damnation? Doing this is showing Jesus that we are actually walking over the very grace he showed all of us. That his sacrifice is an excuse to live like non-believers, who don't even know who he is or believe in him. Separate yourselves from the lust of this world. So we actually have a savior who actually died for us. What we must do is to completely surrender our entire lives to God. It might seem hard in a world that does not know him, but trust him and follow everything in the bible. If we are truly his people, we will observe his law. For if we do not repent, punishment will come to us; even if we are born again, we are still under punishment. The fact is that he is our god and if he wrote it, we must follow it. Turn away, far away from those heinous crimes. Live as a child of God. Righteous people do not go and enjoy things that are not Christian. We observe every aspect of the word. So, God can bless you in everything you do (2 Corinthians 9:8). In conclusion, live a life pleasing to God. Show him that his sacrifice means something to you more than your own ways, your own fleshly desires. Turn your lives away from sin in everything that you do. Don't be friends with this world or you're against God (James 4:4). Amen, and God bless you! Stay Faithful!