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
(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;
- 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 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
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
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.