Lust of the Flesh

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: 

lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, 

I myself should be a castaway.  

1 Corinthians 9:27

The 'world' is an evil social force of Satan that works from the outside to attack believers. It is the corporate organization of fleshly individuals. The 'flesh'; our self nature, is an evil force working from within the believer. The same "fleshly spirit" that operates in the world will operate in our life after we are converted if we allow it to do so. The term 'flesh' is also used in Scripture to refer to the actual body of man and beast. But this is not the context being discussed today when referring to the use of the term 'flesh'.

The Bible also uses the term 'flesh' to describe the basic sin nature of man. The flesh is the center of willful defiance and rebellion against God:

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing; for to will (to do good) is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.   Romans 8:18-20

The 'flesh' is a compulsive inner force which expresses itself in rebellion through sin. It is this meaning of flesh which is being discussed.   The words "carnal" and "old man" are also used to describe the fleshly nature of man. All men have this basic, sinful, fleshly nature:

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.   Romans 5:12

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23

John tells us not to love the world neither the things of the world which are centered on three things:

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.  1 John 2:16

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  Galatians 5:16

What is the lust of the flesh?  Lust is "strong desire, soulish emotions, the natural tendency of man towards evil that develops into strong desire"  The Bible warns that we should not lust after evil things:

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.   1 Corinthians 10:6

Lusting after evil things which will please your fleshly nature is "lust of the flesh". It is how Satan attacks from within. It is comparable to a civil war within a nation, with your spirit and flesh warring against each other.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.   Galatians 5:17

Lust, or sinful desire, first enters through the natural senses. The eye sees something evil or the ear hears something wicked. A touch, a taste, or even a smell can foster lust. This is how Satan uses the environment of the world to tempt and influence the flesh. These natural senses trigger an evil thought or desire in the mind. If the mind is not checked this thought or desire heightens and grows and turns to lust. The lustful thought is what tempts you to do evil:

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.   James 1:13-14

Remember, God never tempts you. You are tempted when you are drawn by your own sinful, fleshly lusts. But you do not have to yield to this temptation. God always provides a way of escape:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape that ye may be able to bear it.   1 Corinthians 10:13

Since the mind is used to tempt the flesh, Apostle Paul warns:

For to be carnally (fleshly) minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.  Romans 8:7-8

If you yield to lust, temptation results, and if you yield to temptation, it results in sin which leads to death:

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin, and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.   James 1:15

The world is corrupt because of lust:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.    2 Peter 1:4

Your flesh is corrupt because of lust:

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;   Ephesians 4:22

When you are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, that Spirit indwells your spirit. The Holy Spirit in your spirit opposes the lusts of the flesh. Your flesh wars against your spirit and the Spirit of God within you. The flesh entices you to sinful lusts. This is why you often cannot live the way you desire to live.

Apostle Paul described this battle between the spirit and the flesh.  He summarized the battle:

I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man (the spirit); But I see another law in my members (the flesh), warring against the law of my mind and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.   Romans 7:21-23

The lusts of the flesh, if not conquered, lead to sinful works of the flesh which result in spiritual death:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such thing shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.   Galatians 5:19-21

They are contrasted to the fruit of the Holy Spirit which should be developed in the lives of believers.  The bible tells us there is no limit to the quantity of the fruit of the spirit, we should have as much of it as we can with the implication being that the more fruit of the spirit we have the less likely the works of the flesh can operate in us.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23

The 'world' and the 'flesh' combine with Satan and his demons to wage war against believers. These are the spiritual forces of evil.

Thank God for the comforter; His Holy Spirit.  There is no need to be discouraged or defeated for He tells us:

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.   1 John 4:4

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Shall We Continue In Sin?

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

God forbid. 

How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

(Romans 6:1-2)

Beloved, we must know and believe that willful sin is NEVER, under any circumstance, acceptable to God.  Apostle Paul wanted his audience in Rome to understand this.  He starts by asking the question:   "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?"  He answered his own question with "God forbid! " So what do we do? Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? I should hope not! If we’ve left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there?  

That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land!

That’s what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Heavenly Father so that we can see where we’re going in our new grace-sovereign country.  The deed to your old habitat should have been released as you were submerged and then re-emerged as a new creature.

Unfortunately,  some hang onto the deed and go back to visit the old place.  As believers in God who have accepted Jesus into our life, when we sin, we must repent. There are many examples in the bible of this.  The believers in Corinth had to repent:

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.  2 Corinthians 7:9

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.   2 Corinthians 12:20-21

The believers at Ephesus were told to repent:

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen and repent and do the first works. Revelation 2:5

Christians in Pergamos were told to repent:

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.   Revelation 2:16

The Christians in Sardis were told: 

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. Revelation 3:3

This is what the Christians in Laodicea were told: 

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; Be zealous therefore, and repent.   Revelation 3:19

Is there unconfessed sin in your life? Wherever there is sin, there must be repentance:

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   1 John 1:8-9

Because repentance is necessary for salvation, God made a special plan to enable the message of repentance to reach everyone. The call to repentance began in the New Testament with the ministry of John the Baptist:

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way the Lord, make His path straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.   Mark 1:3-4

Repentance was the first message Jesus preached:

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel.   Mark 1:14-15

Repentance was preached by believers in the early Church:

And they went out and preached that men should repent.   Mark 6:12

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.   Acts 20:21

Today, believers still have the responsibility to spread the message of repentance throughout the world. Jesus gave final instructions to His followers that...

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.   Luke 24:47

When you preach the message of repentance, you are actually calling others to enlist in God's army.  Are you willing to make a commitment to start calling others into this great spiritual army?

If you have accepted and committed to the harvest, then you must know how men are persuaded to repent. Men repent because of:

®     The goodness of God:  

The blessings of God in the life of an ungodly person are not to be mistaken as God's approval of his life style. The goodness of God is one way the Lord appeals to men to turn to Him:

Despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and long suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?         Romans 2:4

®     Preaching:  

The preaching of the Word of God causes men to repent. The preaching of Jonah resulted in the whole city of Ninevah repenting:

The men of Ninevah shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas.            (Matthew 12:41)

®     Christ's call:   

As the Word of God is preached, people hear and respond to the call of Christ which leads to repentance:

I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.     Matthew 9:13

®     God, the father:  

Jesus said no one could come to Him except the Father draw him. God draws men to repentance:

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.   John 6:44

®     Rebuke:  

Rebuke causes men to repent. Rebuke is correction given in love from the Word of God:

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.   Luke 17:3

®     Godly sorrow:  

Repentance may be accompanied by emotion. Natural emotion alone is not true repentance, but Godly sorrow leads to true repentance:

Godly sorrow [for sin] worketh repentance to salvation.   2 Corinthians 7:10

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* Inward Decision / Outward Change

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Luke 5:32

In the natural world, armies have special induction rituals in which a prospective soldier must participate in order to join the forces. This "induction" makes him part of the army.

God also has a special plan for induction through which you become part of His spiritual army. His plan centers on two important concepts, repentance and conversion, which results in justification.

Furthermore, in the natural world, when a soldier joins an army, he must deny any previous allegiance he has had to another army or country. Likewise, when you join the army of God, you must repent of your allegiance to sin and the Kingdom of darkness. Allegience is demonstrated by repentance; a godly sorrow and forsaking all that is associated with the allegiance to the kingdom of darkness.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:  Acts 17:30

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2 Corinthians 7:10

Repentance is 

"an inward decision or change of mind resulting 

in the outward action of 

turning from sin to God and righteousness." 

Apostle Paul calls it "repentance toward God." 

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:21

By the act of repenting you turn away from your sin and leave the Kingdom of darkness behind.

Repentance is a personal decision to change your allegiance from the Kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of God. This change of mind and turning from sin cannot be done in yourself.  It is the power of God which actually brings the change in the mind, heart, and life of a sinner:

Then God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.   Acts 11:18

Repentance is a gift of God:

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.   Acts 5:31

Although emotions may be involved in repentance, true repentance is a decision, not just an emotion or feeling.  Sorrow for sin and the shedding of tears is not enough in itself. This must be accompanied by an

 

inward decision that results in an outward change.

Repentance is important because:
→    God Commands It

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:   Acts 17:30

→    It Is Necessary To Avoid Spiritual Death:

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  Luke 13:3

→    It Is Necessary For Eternal Life:

Through repentance the penalty of death is removed and eternal life is granted:

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.   Acts 11:18

→    It Is Necessary For Forgiveness:

God cannot forgive your sins unless you repent:

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Acts 2:38

→    It Is God's Desire For All:

God does not want anyone to experience the spiritual death of eternal separation from God in Hell:

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing  that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.   2 Peter 3:9

→    It Is The Reason Jesus Came Into The World:

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.  Luke 5:32

→    It Is Necessary To Enter God's Kingdom:

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.  Matthew 4:17

When you become part of the Kingdom of God, you are enlisting in God's army.

When you ask for forgiveness of sins you experience "conversion." Conversion means "to turn." When it is used in connection with Biblical repentance, it means to "turn from the wrong way to the right way." You leave the Kingdom of darkness and join the Kingdom of Light which is God.

And many of the children of Israel shall He turn to the Lord their God.    Luke 1:16

And all that dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw Him, and turned to the Lord.   Acts 9:35

And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.   Acts 11:21

Conversion is turning from the darkness of sin and the power of Satan to the light of God's righteousness:

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.   Acts 26:18

It is turning from worldly things to spiritual things:

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:   Acts 14:15

It is turning from false gods to the true and living God:

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;   1 Thessalonians 1:9

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVERSION:

Conversion must accompany repentance. You must turn from the wrong to the right because . . .

→    It Is Necessary To Enter The Kingdom Of God:

Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.   Matthew 18:3

→    It Saves From Spiritual Death:

He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall hide a multitude of sins.   James 5:20

→    It Is Necessary For The Blotting Out Of Sin:

Our sin is written in the record of God until you repent and are converted, then our sins are blotted out:

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.   Acts 3:19

Repentance and conversion are best illustrated by a parable Jesus told of the prodigal son. (Luke 15:11-24).  This young man left his father and home, went to a distant land, and through sin wasted all he owned. Eventually this young man realized his condition. He was hungry, lonely, in rags, and tending pigs for a job. Then he made an important decision. He said, "I will arise and go to my father." This inward decision resulted in a change in his outward actions. He went home to his father to seek forgiveness.

Repentance...the change of mind: 

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.   Luke 15:17-19

The young man realized his sinful condition. He made a decision to go to his father and repent of his sin. This is an example of repentance, an inward decision which results in outward action.

Conversion...acting out the decision:  

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.   Luke 15:20

This scripture records how the young man arose and left the old life and went to his father to start a new life. This is an example of conversion.

Man is like the prodigal son. In his sinful condition he turned his back on God his Father and Heaven his home. Each step he takes is a step away from God and one step nearer the spiritual death of eternal separation from God. There is a major decision he must make. He must "come to himself" and recognize his spiritual condition. He must make a decision which will result in a change of spiritual direction.

When we repent from sin and make the decision to turn from our sinful ways this opens the door to a right relationship with God. This right relationship or right standing before God is called "justification":

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.  Romans 6:16-18

When you are justified by repentance and conversion, you are "saved" from a life of sin as well as from the penalties of sin. This is what it means to be "saved" and what the Bible is speaking of when the term "salvation" is used.

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* Love Not The World

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.   

If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, 

and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 

1 John 2:15-16

The world is puffed up; proud and overcome with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life!  Believers must contend with these forces everyday!  It seems that  sometimes we are bombarded by a host of enemies when in reality, there is only one enemy. But, he works with and through a mighty force of demons.  From the passage above, we can see that Satan not only uses demons but he also works through the evil forces of the flesh and the world to the detriment of our soul!

We are physically standing on hostile grounds and surrounded by evil influences. The world and the flesh are enemy territory.

The word 'world' has different meanings in Scripture. It can mean the earth or universe in its physical order. It is also used to refer to Gentiles which are all nations other than the Jewish nation.   But the word 'world' also is used to refer to the present condition of human affairs in opposition to God.  It is this system that runs the inhabited earth, a system that is opposed to God; our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is this meaning that is being referred to in the use of the word 'world'.   The 'world' is the corporate group of flesh-centered individuals who make up the human race. Flesh, in this context, is not referring to the actual flesh of your body. It is a term which describes the basic evil human nature of man which is in willful disagreement or rebellion against God; the nature that overtook mankind when Eve allowed herself to be deceived by the enemy which led mankind to forsake the image of God.

 

As your enemy, the world is the whole organized system of social, economic, materialistic, and religious philosophies which have their expression through organizations, personalities, and governments. It is not a specific government, organization, or person, but the worldly system upon which these are based.  The world system is an extension and a result of man's departure from the likeness of God.  It provides an atmosphere, environment, and system which promotes fleshly sins. It surrounds man with that which appeals to his fleshly desires.

 

Satan is the "prince" or ruler of the world system:

 

Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.   John 12:31

 

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.   John 14:30

 

Satan is also called the god of this world:

 

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believed not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.  2 Corinthians 4:4

 

The kingdoms of the world are presently influenced by Satan. They are guided by Satanic philosophy and principles. They are flesh-centered and flesh-governed:

 

Again, the Devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.   Matthew 4:8-9

 

Some day they will become the kingdoms of our Lord:

 

And the seventh angel sounded: and there were great voices in heaven saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.   Revelation 11:15

 

Sin is the reason for the present condition of the world. When Adam and Eve were originally created by God, they were given dominion over the world. This meant they had control over the world, to guide its systems and inhabitants according to the plan of God. When they sinned against God, they lost that dominion. (Genesis 1-3)  After God destroyed the world by the flood due to the gross wickedness of sin that had overtaken the world, He gave the same command to those that were saved in the earth (Genesis 9:1-7).

Jesus stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross.  When Jesus was crucified for the sins of all mankind and resurrected from the dead, He reclaimed the world. He pronounced judgment on the spiritual forces of evil:

 

And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.   Colossians 2:15

 

Although Jesus reclaimed the world from the power of the enemy, Satan does not yet acknowledge that claim. Satan still is at work in the world with his evil influence. Satan will not acknowledge the claims of Jesus over the kingdoms of the world until the final conflict.

The present situation is similar to military conditions that often occur in the natural world. A political or military power will take control of a nation but their claims will not be acknowledged by rebel troops within that nation. The rebel troops continue to war throughout the country. They try to take possession of territory not rightfully theirs and overpower the citizens. They often use tactics of terror to accomplish these purposes.

The situation in the spirit world is similar. Jesus reclaimed dominion over the world, the enemy, and his evil forces. But Satan and his rebel troops still war throughout the world. They try to take possession of territory not rightfully theirs and influence men and women for evil. This battle, which is our "spiritual warfare," will continue until the final conflict.

The world structure is in direct opposition to God, 

His plan, purposes, and people:

®    The present world system is evil:

Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.   Galatians 1:4

®    The present world system is without God:

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:   Ephesians 2:12

®    There is much deception in the world to ensnare believers to become part of the world system:

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.   2 John 1:7

®    The world is already judged and under condemnation by God:

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.  1 Corinthians 11:32

The 'elements of the world' refer to the elementary principles that govern the world and that lead to bondage:

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. Galatians 4:3

The principles of the world are the regulations on which the world structure rests. They are different from the principles upon which God structures His Kingdom:

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances.   Colossians 2:8, 20

®    The spirit of the world is in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit:

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.    1 Corinthians 2:12

Philosophies are principles of knowledge. The bible tells us to be weary of worldly philosophies because they are not based on Christ:

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.   Colossians 2:8

®    Worldly wisdom is not God's wisdom:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.   1 Corinthians 3:19

The "course" of the world is the cycle of the present world, its routine, the way in which it operates:

Wherefore in times past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.   Ephesians 2:2 

®    The many "voices" in the world are contrary to the voice of God:

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.   1 Corinthians 14:10

®    The peace of the world is temporary, fragile, and sometimes deceptive:

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.   John 14:27

®    Godly sorrow differs from that of the world:

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.   2 Corinthians 7:10

®    The world hates God:

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.    James 4:4

®    The world hates believers:

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.  John 15:18-19

Think about the ways, the actions, the thoughts and ideas of the world.  They are under the influence of the enemy.  The world is not in the image nor the likeness of God and neither are we if we align our self with the principles and standards of the world.    Is there any wonder that God says to come out from among them?  

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