Worldliness Intro'

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What is Worldliness?

• Not the natural world!
• That which opposes God 1 John 215
• 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.

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What is Worldliness?

• Manifested by
• Drinking
• Cursing
• Gambling
• Fornication
• Immodesty
• Watching filth
• Lying
• Stealing
• Materialism

• Not the natural world!
• That which opposes God 1 John 215 James 44
• To be formed and fashioned by the world
• To be concerned with things of this world
• We are not to become
• of this world!

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The Spirit of Worldliness

• Soft preaching leads to a soft stance on
  moral issues
• Which leads to false security
• Examples of this in the OT
• Isaiah 309-11 Jer 530-31 Jer 613-17
• Worldliness is also a serious problem today!

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Mark 714-20

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  2 Timothy 222
• Flee also youthful lusts but pursue
  righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who
  call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Romans 122
• And do not be conformed to this world, but be
  transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
  you may prove what is that good and acceptable
  and perfect will of God.

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Mark 714-20 2 Timothy 222 Romans 122
• Expressed through the flesh as sin Mark 721-23

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Mark 714-20 2 Timothy 222 Romans 122
• Expressed through the flesh as sin 1 John
  216
• 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.

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Mark 714-20 2 Timothy 222 Romans 122
• Expressed through the flesh as sin Mark
  721-23 1 John 216
• We must avoid being trapped by it Hebrews 121
• Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so
  great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside
  every weight, and the sin which so easily
  ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the
  race that is set
  before us

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Worldliness Presents Itself

• It begins in the heart and mind
  Mark 714-20 2 Timothy 222 Romans 122
• Expressed through the flesh as sin Mark
  721-23 1 John 216
• We must avoid being trapped by it 1
  Corinthians 1534
• Awake to righteousness, and do not sin for some
  do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to
  your shame.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115
• Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth
  to sin and sin, when it is full-grown, brings
  forth death.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God Isaiah
  591-2
• Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, That
  it cannot save Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot
  hear. But your iniquities have separated you from
  your God And your sins have hidden His face from
  you, So that He will not hear.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• A good name is to be chosen rather than great
  riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• One loses their influence Romans
  224
• For "the name of God is blasphemed among the
  Gentiles because of you," as it is written.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• One loses their influence
  1 Timothy 412
• Let no one despise your youth, but be an example
  to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in
  spirit, in faith, in purity.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• One loses their influence Romans
  224 1 Timothy 412
• It hinders our worship John 931
• Now we know that God does not hear sinners but
  if anyone is a worshiper of God and
  does His will, He hears him.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• One loses their influence Romans
  224 1 Timothy 412
• It hinders our worship John 931
• It desensitizes us to sin Psalm 11-3

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Psalms 11-3

• Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel
  of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of
  sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful
  But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in
  His law he meditates day and night. He shall be
  like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That
  brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf
  also shall not wither And whatever he does shall
  prosper.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It separates us from God James
  115 Isaiah 591-2
• One loses their reputation Proverbs
  221
• One loses their influence Romans
  224 1 Timothy 412
• It hinders our worship John 931
• It desensitizes us to sin Psalm 11-3
• Our hearts are hardened Hebrews
  312-13 1 John 518-19

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Hebrews 312-13

• Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an
  evil heart of unbelief in departing from the
  living God but exhort one another daily, while
  it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened
  through the deceitfulness of sin.

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1 John 518-19

• We know that whoever is born of God does not sin
  but he who has been born of God keeps himself,
  and the wicked one does not touch him. We know
  that we are of God, and the whole world lies
  under the sway of the wicked one.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It breeds other sin 2 Samuel 11
• Leads to disfellowship
  1 Corinthians 51,11-13

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1 Corinthians 51, 11-13

• It is actually reported that there is sexual
  immorality among you, and such sexual immorality
  as is not even named among the Gentiles--that a
  man has his father's wife!
• But now I have written to you not to keep company
  with anyone named a brother, who is sexually
  immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a
  reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--not
  even to eat with such a person. For what have I
  to do with judging those also who are outside? Do
  you not judge those who are inside? But those who
  are outside God judges. Therefore "put away
  from yourselves the evil person.

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2 Thessalonians 36, 14-15

• But we command you, brethren, in the name of our
  Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every
  brother who walks disorderly and not according to
  the tradition which he received from us.
• And if anyone does not obey our word in this
  epistle, note that person and do not keep company
  with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet do not
  count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a
  brother.

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Seriousness of Worldliness

• It breeds other sin 2 Samuel 11
• Leads to disfellowship
  1 Corinthians 51,11-13 2 Thess 36, 14-15
• It hinders our race and growth
  Hebrews 121-2
• Leads to death Romans 623
• For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
  God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16
• But as He who called you is holy, you also be
  holy in all your conduct, because it is written,
  "Be holy, for I am holy."

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 41-3
• Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the
  flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind,
  for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased
  from sin, that he no longer should live the rest
  of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men,
  but for the will of God. For we have spent enough
  of our past lifetime in doing the will of the
  Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts,
  drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and
  abominable idolatries.

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16 1
  Peter 41-3
• A life of purity 1 John 33
• And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies
  himself, just as He is pure.

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16 1
  Peter 41-3
• A life of purity 1 John 33
• The law by which we live 1 John 34
• Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness,
  and sin is lawlessness.

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16 1
  Peter 41-3
• A life of purity 1 John 33
• The law by which we live 1 John 34
• Will not continue to sin Romans 61-2 1
  John 35-6

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Romans 61-2

• What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin
  that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall
  we who died to sin live any longer in it?
• 1 John 35-6
• And you know that He was manifested to take away
  our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever
  abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has
  neither seen Him nor known Him.

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16 1
  Peter 41-3
• A life of purity 1 John 33
• The law by which we live 1 John 34
• Will not continue to sin Romans 6 1 John 3
• Has respect for Gods word Psalms 11911
• Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I
  might not sin against You!

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The Christian Life

• A life of holiness 1 Peter 115-16 1
  Peter 41-3
• A life of purity 1 John 33
• The law by which we live 1 John 34
• Will not continue to sin Romans 6 1 John 3
• Has respect for Gods word Psalms 11911
• Desires to be separate from the world 2
  Corinthians 614-17

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2 Corinthians 614-17

• Do not be unequally yoked together with
  unbelievers. For what fellowship has
  righteousness with lawlessness? And what
  communion has light with darkness? And what
  accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a
  believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement
  has the temple of God with idols? For you are the
  temple of the living God. As God has said "I
  will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be
  their God, And they shall be My people."
  Therefore "Come out from among them And be
  separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is
  unclean, And I will receive
  you."