Lesson 54, November 10

 

10. When we live in the will of God applying divine viewpoint know that it will bring hatred from the cosmos. (on diff paths)

1 Jn 3:13; Jn 15:18-19; 17:14-17; 2 Tim 3:12

(Rabbit trail)

Separation from the World;  Evidence for walking in the Light   1 John 2:15-17   

 

1. A completely non-moral meaning:   the physical world  Mt. 13:35,38; John 17:5

 

2. A definite moral meaning/use:

- of all who are unbelievers; the mass of humanity not related to Jesus Christ.

John 1:29; 3:16; 15:18; 

 

- It is also used of a philosophy or way of thinking, the mindset of any one who is untouched by the Word of God. 1 Cor 1:20-21 

 

- 1 John 4:5  this expresses their citizenship, they are of the world, they are a part of it

 

- So worldliness is cosmic thinking, cosmic values; cosmic opinions; cosmic aspirations; all that comes together to make up ones norms and standards untouched by the Word of God. 

 

What are some of the elements of Worldliness?  What is its make up?  Some of the elements of this world?

1. It is Ordered by Satan. 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31; 14:30;    1Jn 5:19

 

2. It has men/mankind as inhabitants/subjects;  Eph. 2:2

 

3. The world has standards; it has a philosophy, wisdom, its norms/opinions  1 Cor 2:5

 

 

 

 

Worldliness is an organized and attractive system of ideas, concepts, attitudes, and methods which Satan uses to compete with God's expressed viewpoint of how people are to live on planet Earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worldliness is most often presented as something beautiful, desirable, and enlightening and when the sin nature rules it causes a corruption of our perception of reality,  our ability to think straight.

 

 

 

If we fail to be grounded in the Word we set ourselves up to quickly let the World establish our priorities in life, our values, our viewpoint of life, our aspirations. 

 

 

 

 

Worldliness is Satan's window dressing, presenting evil in a way that makes it seem like its the good, right, proper thing to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If we want to be successful as Christians in avoiding worldliness we must first understand its basic characteristics.  

In 1 John 2:16 and James 3:15 are two crucial passages in the New Testament which detail the nature of this world-system that we are not to love.

 

 

 

 

The added words "nor the things in the world"  particularize this love of the world, prohibiting such a love relationship with any partic­ular aspect or feature of this evil world.

 

 

 

 

 

The "things"  then are those realities that are rooted in and characterized by this evil world.

What does it say then about the individual that loves the world?

 

That the things of the world have become more important then God and our relationship w/Him.