WHAT IS WORLDLINESS?

July 25, 2011

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WHAT IS WORLDLINESS?
(A Wednesday night Bible study)
I Sam. 16:7 “…for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD
 looketh on the heart.”
 
8. Worldliness is seeing myself as better than others
   The closer you get to Christ, the more sinful you see yourself. The more in love with Christ that you grow, the more you know you have been forgiven.
Lk. 7:47 “…to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”
   To know I am forgiven much, I must be more and more aware of my own sinfulness!
   The godly Christian does not see through the eyes of the Pharisee who prayed, “Lord, I thank Thee that I am not as other men are…”
   No, the godly Christian sees himself as the greatest sinner he knows. The apostle Paul went from the least of the apostles, to the least of the saints, to the chief of sinners. It ought to be true that the longer we are saved, the more we know of Christ, the “littler” in our own eyes we grow.
   Paul tells us,
Php 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
   Someone has wisely said that we judge ourselves by our intentions, we judge others by their deeds and their words, for we cannot know their intentions. Therefore, we should be hardest on ourselves not others.
 
   I have found in my own life that the person that has disappointed me most is my own self. But I find many people who go about life blaming everyone else for their sins and problems. That is a worldly attitude, a fleshly attitude. “Let each esteem others better than themselves.” And let us give others the benefit of the doubt about their intentions. The Lord said of David and his intention to build the temple that, “He did well because it was thine heart.” He did not actually get to build it, but he wanted to. As I look around me, I see so many people who I believe to be better Christians than I am.
 
People make worldly choices because they think and believe like the world thinks and believes. Let us work to change our beliefs and make them godly and we will not live as worldly individuals. Let us also work to shape the beliefs of our children then their behavior will take its proper course!