Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Discipleship 4 Worldliness
1 John 2:15,16,17
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life --- is not of the Father but is of the world.17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15,16,17
1. You Must Realise the Persuasion of the World
16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life --- is not of the Father but is of the world.
Satan was persuasive to Adam and Eve and ever since.
And now much more after the Fall we have three enemies, the world the flesh and the devil
The world fascinates then assassinates
The world thrills then kills
The world anticipates then captivates.
The world calls then stalls
The world delights then blights
The world imitates then dissipates.
The world has a Prince
Ephesians 2:1 And you were dead in trespasses and sins,2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
2 Corinthians 4: 3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
The world has a Power
16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life
It is stuff within us that desires what the world offers.
Chuck Swindoll speaks of the desire that comes from within us for Power, Pleasure, Fame and Fortune.
The world offers us the temptations to these things that tantalise our souls.
James 1: .14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
It's power is located in our human hearts.
Jeremiah 17:9 " The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
The world has a Philosophy
The fool has said in his heart there is no God. We live like fools when, though we are Christians, we forget God is involved in everything in our lives.
2. You Must Recognize the Pollution of the World
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life --- is not of the Father but is of the world.17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15,16,17
3. You Must Resist the Pull of the World
Love not the world…. The expulsive Power of a new Affection.
John 3:16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Remember the price paid to ransom you
Love means you have a new affection.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life --- is not of the Father but is of the world.17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15,16,17
Love means you have a new direction
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15,16,17
Love Means You have a new condition… the passing nature of the world.. the eternal life we have on Christ.
Riches I heed not nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance now and always
Thou and Thou only first on my heart
High King of Heaven my treasure Thou art.
1 John 2:15,16,17
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16 For all that is in the world --- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life --- is not of the Father but is of the world.17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15,16,17
