"Worldliness"

Worldliness

1John 2:15-17

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

The Bible tells us, as followers of Christ, those who have been bought with the blood of Jesus, who are filled with the Spirit, that we are not to love the things of this world. I know this is contrary to the many things the world teaches, but we must know that, as followers of Christ, we are to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus.

The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 12 that we are not to be conformed to the pattern of this world, but we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, that we may prove the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

So, in other words, we are to get rid of all our old worldly ways of thinking, acting, and living, and begin to replace these with the things of God.

We must strive to rid ourselves of love for the world. We cannot serve two masters – we must choose God or the world.
In 1 John 2:15-17, it gives warnings about those who love the world, it says if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. It also speaks about the temporariness of the world and its desires. But those who do the will of God live forever.
Only what we do for Christ will last.