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“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world __ the cravings of the 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. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.”(1 John 2:15)
(1) THE CRAVINGS OF THE SINFUL MAN (2) THE LUST OF HIS EYES (3) THE BOASTING OF WHAT HE HAS AND DOES WORLDLY KINGDOM’S PILLARS
DO NOT LOVE the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. The root: love for the world does not come from GOD . The love of the Father is not in him..
Serious Incompatibility • The love of the Father is not in him - The love of God and the love of earthly things are incompatible. • If you give place to the love of the world, the love of God cannot dwell in you; • And if you have not his love, you can have no peace, no righteousness, no joy.
(1) THE CRAVINGS OF THE SINFUL MAN(the desires of his flesh- natural to the sinful man) The lust of the flesh, of the body: wrong desires of the heart, the appetite of indulging all things that excite and inflame sensual pleasures. WORLDLY KINGDOM’S PILLARS
(2) THE LUST OF HIS EYES The eyes are delighted with riches and rich possessions; this is the lust of covetousness. WORLDLY KINGDOM’S PILLARS
(3) THE BOASTING OF WHAT HE HAS AND DOESThe pride of life: a vain man craves the greatness and pomp of a vain-glorious life; this includes thirst after honour and applause. WORLDLY KINGDOM’S PILLARS
“ The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and 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.(Galatians 5:19-21)
GOD’S KINGDOM’S VALUESVERSUSWORLDY KINGDOM’S VALUES WHICH ONE IS WINNING YOU? WHICH ONE ARE YOU LIVING OUT?
“For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, AND JOY in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.”Romans 14:17 THREE KINGDOM VALUES
THESE THREE VALUES BUILD THE KINGDOM OF GOD UP:RIGHTEOUSNESS PEACE AND JOY in the Holy Spirit THREE KINGDOM PILLARS
THE RESULT OF THESE THREE VALUES:RIGHTEOUSNESS PEACE AND JOY1. Pleases God2. Gets approval of men “...because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.”Romans 14:17
The fruit of the Spirit “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
VISION GIVEN BY GODTHE WORLDY DESIRES ACT LIKE THE LAW OF GRAVITY PULLING PEOPLE DOWN ARE YOU BEING PULLED OUT? OR ARE YOU BEING PULLING DOWN?
Daniel decided not to be defiled by the food and wine of the King of Babylon Daniel 1:8
GOD’S KINGDOM’S VALUESVERSUSWORLDY KINGDOM’S VALUES WHICH ONE IS WINNING YOU? WHICH ONE ARE YOU LIVING OUT?