World – Darkness – where all manner of evil is done. The way of the wicked is like darkness. (Proverbs 4:19)
God – Light – God is light, in Him there is no darkness. (1 John 1:15) Satan hates God and will try to win as many souls as he can to his way of thinking.
World – Hate – Satan hates anything and everyone having anything to do with God.
God – Love – God is love. (1 John 4:16), A new commandment I give you. Love one another. (John 13:34)
World – repays evil for evil ; gets revenge (Romans 12:17)
God – Jesus said – Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21)
World – fights to be first – #1!
God – Jesus became a servant – emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:6-7) The last will be first and the first will be last. (Matthew 20:16)
World – Satan falls from heaven – He said to them, “I saw satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18)
God – gives his children – grace; undeserved favor – So that being justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
World – you’re known by the company you keep.
God – Jesus ate with sinners – It happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” (Matthew 9:10-11)
World – worries – their health suffers because of it.
God – The godly pray and trust God for the outcome – don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? (Matthew 6:25)
World – Satan brings eternal fire.
God – Jesus brings eternal life – For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
World – tends to abuse alcohol, drugs, tobacco, sex, and food.
God – Apostle Paul wrote – don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own. (1 Corinthians 6:19)
World – says – Do it if it feels good.
God – Jesus said we will all give an account of our actions – When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment (John 16:8)
World – says – Kings are born in a noble realm.
God – Jesus – our king – was born in a lowly stable – 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:11-12)
World – tears people down with their words.
God – says to build people up. For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down. (2 Corinthians 13:10)
World – Order of things – Me first!
God – Jesus said – 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.5In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: (Philippians 2:3-5)
World – wants what someone else has and never has enough.
God – One of God’s commandments says – 17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:17) About Jesus – 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. (Ephesians 1:22)
World – Satan is the father of all lies – (John 8:44)
God – Jesus said – I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. (John 14:6)
World – appoints its leaders.
God – anoints his leaders – King David – Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. (1 Samuel 16:13)
World – is full of anger and harsh words that fuel more anger, and destroy
relationships.
God – Apostle Paul tells us – Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath (Ephesians 4:26), Get along with everyone – 12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. (Colossians 3:12-13)
If we’re not careful, we christians can
act just as worldly and ungodly as those
in the world who don’t have
salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
They’re just living a normal life in today’s world.
And they won’t know how to act any do differently
unless we show our faith in
Jesus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It all comes down to if we care enough.
Well…do we?
Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks for viewing.
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