The word for today is - World !

Good morning,

The word for today is - World !

 

The word of God says ,We are in this world ,but not of the world. God has provided a way of escape . It's clear that knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the way to escape the world’s corruption. Let's look at this first the world is not the same as the earth , Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.The ruler of the world is Satan read 1 John 5:19 ,And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. Some people may ask a question ? "How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?" By the simple definition that the word world refers to a world system ruled by Satan.The word tells us that the believers are no longer of the world. People of the world will know that there is something “different” about us. How? Our way of living, it should be pure and clean, both in heart and conversation. We are the temple of the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God dwells in us (the believers). It's in the word 1 Corinthians 3:16, Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?  Let's look at John 15:18-19, If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you ( this is Jesus talking) . If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: ( the people of the world would love you) but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world ( Who did it? Not you. But, Jesus did it !),therefore the world hateth you. Do you see it's not us (the believe) who they hate, it's the God in us ! We are no longer ruled by sin, nor are we bound by the principles of the world. The believers are simply in the world physically, but not of it (spiritual), not part of its values read John 17:14-15. As believers, we are set apart from the world. This is the meaning of being holy and living a holy, righteous life. We are not to engage in the sinful activities the world promotes, nor are we to retain the insipid, corrupt mind that the world creates. We are not to be conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of our minds. Read Romans 12.  This is a daily activity and commitment.  Thank you God for  your word. Amen !