Friday, August 7, 2009

Do not Love the World


1 John 2:15-17 says "15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."How can we live a life pleasing to God without loving anything of this world? Many will say we are just human we humans make mistake. It's true but unless our minds are not transformed we will always love what is in the world. What are the things of this world? Lust of the eyes, being boastful, lovers of money, deceiver, you posses all the Fruits of the flesh if you continue doing the works of the flesh. So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.Galatians 5:19 "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God."Let us be like a Berean Christians. One who reads and meditate to the word of God day and night. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give us love, wisdom and understanding. That we walk by Faith and always are zealous in serving the Lord.1 Cor. 2:14 "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”God will increase us as we decrease. As we move towards pleasing the Lord we possess the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit and live a life with contentment.Praise the Lord!

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  1. I would be very happy if you make your comment re this topic.
    Thanks for reading family

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