You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.” James 4:4
When the Bible talks about the world it’s not referring to the people in the world but the philosophy by which the world lives. It’s how the world thinks and and makes decisions.
This belief system is based on Satan’s lies and humankind’s selfishness. Those who buy into that are part of the world. As Christians, when we buy into to that system, we become friends with the world. When we start to believe what the world says we stand in opposition to God and what he has said.
God has set a standard in His Word that He wants us to live by. When we align ourselves with the world we stand is direct opposition to His Word. Satan’s trick is to take a piece of God’s Word and twist to the point where it sounds right but is just a bit off. This is the start of the slippery slope to becoming a friend with the world. Soon enough we criticizing others Christians and the church for being closed minded.
We can be friends with those who don’t believe in Christ, but if we start to agree with them and espouse what they believe we now stand in direct contrast and opposition to him. Love those who are lost but stand firm in the truth and don’t let your desire to be accepted by them dictate how you act. Be in this world but not of the world.
Daily Walk To Eternity :- Season 1 Episode 6 ( ARE YOU HOSTILE TOWARDS GOD? )
Reviewed by Muyiwa Abodunrin (Muyilight)
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August 15, 2017
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