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Introduction:
Soon after becoming a Christian, a person discovers that living the Christian life is not a bed of roses.
Actually it is quite a battle, with a real struggle against three foes:
1.
An external enemy: the world
2. An internal enemy: the flesh
3.
An infernal (hellish) enemy: the Devil
John warns us that we are not to love the world: if we love the world the love of the Father is not in us.
It is impossible for you to love two exact opposites at the same time.
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Jesus put it like this:
/"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon./
(Matthew 6:24 NKJV)
Worldliness keeps us from having:
1.
The power of God
2. Spiritual effectiveness
3. A good witness for the Lord
Saying there is a such thing as being a /“worldly Christian”/ makes no more sense than saying there is a /“heavenly Devil”/.
· If I see a bird that looks like a duck & quacks like a duck & waddles like a duck & eats like a duck, then I get the idea that the bird I say is probably a duck.
· If I see a person who live like the world, acts like the world, loves the world & is part of the world then he must not be a Christian.
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The Meaning of the World
!! What it is Not
1.
He does not mean the world of physical nature – /flowers, trees, mountains & sees./
/“The heavens declare the glory of God”/
a.
There is still beauty in this fallen creation, enough to take away the breath of those who see it!
b.
When you come to know Jesus & you see this world through converted eyes, you appreciate it more!
c.
It all points to our God who made it for us to enjoy.
Acts 17:24 says, /"God… made the world and everything in it”/
Scripture says that God /“gives us richly all things to enjoy”/
2.
He does not mean the world of lost Humanity
a.
John 3:16 cf. 1 John 4:9-10
b.
We ought to love the world of lost sinners as God does – (Romans 5:8 cf.
2Cor.5:21)
c.
Because of this love we ought to love Him (1 John 4:19 cf.
2Cor.5:14)
!! What it is
1.
The Meaning of “world”
a.
/kosmos – /from which we get “cosmopolitan” & “cosmic”; “to order,” “to arrange,” or “to put in the proper condition.”
b.
Often times we talk about:
1) The world of sports
2) The world of politics
3) The world of music
c.
Do not love the world is to not love “the arrangement of things or a system that is opposed to God.”
2.
The World System that is Opposed to God
/a) /This world:
1) has a temporary ruler (2Cor.4:4)
/the devil/
/a) /He is called the “ruler of this world” (John 12:31)
/b) /The whole world “lies under his power”, “the wicked one” (1John 5:19)
/c) /The wicked one has an organization of evil spirits (Eph.6:11-12)
/d) /Unsaved people are energized by the “prince of the power of the air” (Eph.2:1-2)
2) has its children – Sons of this world (Luke 16:8)
3) has its spirit – The “spirit of this world” & the “wisdom of this world” (2Cor.2:6,12)
4) is corrupt through its lust seeking to hinder the children of God from being what they should (2 Peter 1:4)
5) put Christ on the cross
6) is not a friend of God but an enemy (Romans 5:10, 1)
/b) /The believer is somewhat like a scuba – diver.
1) The scuba – diver needs special equipment to go under water to breath
2) The Christian needs the Holy Spirit & the Spiritual resources, /Prayer, the Word, & fellowship.
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3.
What is worldliness?
a.
Is an attitude of the heart – Remember lots wife!
b. Anything that keeps you from loving God as you ought to love Him
c. Anything that comes between you & God & keeps you from living the Christian life to its fullest.
4.
What is Meant by “Things in the World”?
(v.15)
a.
Romans 1:24-25 /people forsake the worship of God & study of His Word in order to be out in nature./
(cp.
fishing, golfing, hiking, camping, and other forms of recreation out in nature).
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The Methods of the World
How does the world operate?
What are the methods the world uses to try to get us to be like it?
!! Separation from the World
1.
Paul reminds us that we have nothing in common with the world (2Cor.6:
14).
a.
Does this mean that we are to stop all contact with unbelievers?
No!
1) 1Cor.5:9-13
2) Romans 10:14
b.
We must have a different attitude toward this world & not compromise our standards to fit its customs.
c.
However, our attitude toward this world cannot be condescending or we adopt a prideful outlook
2.
Jesus prayed that God would give us the right attitude & proper relationship to the world.
John 17 – the Father & the Son know that we have to live in this world, but they want us to be distinct from the habits & attitudes that characterize the world.
a.
You do not belong to this world system anymore (v.6 cf.
Gal.1:4)
b. Being saved does not take us out of this world system physically (v.11)
c.
We are still here & yet we really do not belong here (v.14)
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