21 Bible Verses about Worldliness
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Degenerate race, don't you know that friendship with vice is hostility against heaven. he that is a friend to the vicious world, is an enemy to God.
for Damas, out of love to this world has abandon'd me, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens, to Galatia: and Titus, to Dalmatia.
Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love. for what the world is so full of, sensuality, avarice, and pride, is not deriv'd from the creator, but is the offspring of a vicious world.
in the midst of the area, surrounded by the river, was the tree of life, which had twelve fruit-seasons, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
I was sent by the father, and am come into the world: but now I leave the world, and am going to my father.
and he said to them, ye are from beneath, I am from above: ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
then the devil took him to the top of a high mountain, and in an instant represented to him all the kingdoms of the world. all this power, said he, will I give thee, and the glory of them: for they are at my disposal, and where I please, I bestow them. if therefore you will worship me, they shall be all your own.read more.
but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jesus answered, my kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, I should have had my guards to prevent my falling into the hands of the Jews: whereas my kingdom is of another nature.
if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you.
wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
and be not conformed to the present age: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may perceive what God requires of you is good, and acceptable, and perfect.
and such is the will of God, that you should be holy, and avoid licentiousness; that every one of you should take care to preserve the dignity of his person unsullied by the vices of the Gentiles, who know not God:
teaching us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and to practise temperance, justice and piety in this present world;
as obedient children be no longer influenc'd by those passions, which were the effects of your former ignorance. but as he, who has called you, is holy: let your whole conduct be an imitation of his holiness. for it is written, "be ye holy, because I am holy."
for the time past of your lives may suffice, to have liv'd in conformity to the Gentile customs, in impurity, licentiousness, sottishness, in dissolute festivals, and the criminal rites of idolaters. As they think it strange, that you don't concur in the same profusion of luxury, they traduce you.
for he that is a true christian, overcomes the world: by obtaining faith, we have gain'd a victory over the world.
and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are.
therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good offices to all men, especially to the family of believers.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
Profit and loss » Spiritual loss causes of » Worldliness
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » Worldliness
Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love.
Seven » Evils to be repressed » Worldliness
Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love.
Worldliness » Warnings against
Degenerate race, don't you know that friendship with vice is hostility against heaven. he that is a friend to the vicious world, is an enemy to God.
set a guard upon yourselves, that ye be not stupified by surfeiting and drunkenness, or by the disquietudes of this life, and so that day come upon you with a surprize.
teaching us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and to practise temperance, justice and piety in this present world;
and be not conformed to the present age: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may perceive what God requires of you is good, and acceptable, and perfect.
what advantage is it to a man to gain the whole world at the price of his life? or what would not a man pay down to preserve his life?
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
and the world is passing away, with all its vices: but he that obeys the divine will, shall enjoy a life of immortality.
Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
what advantage is it for a man to have gain'd the whole world, if he himself runs into utter loss and ruin?
Worldliness » Instances of » balaam
and are gone astray to follow the practices of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity;
unhappy creatures! they have followed the practices of Cain, they have addicted themselves to the mercenary illusions of Balaam, and perish in their rebellion like Core.
Worldliness » Instances of » jacob
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Leads to religious apostasy
you have liv'd on the earth in voluptuousness and luxury: you have indulg'd your selves as in a day of sacrifice:
for Damas, out of love to this world has abandon'd me, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens, to Galatia: and Titus, to Dalmatia.
Worldliness » Instances of » Esau
let there be no licentious or profane person, such as Esau, "who sold his birth-right, for a single mess."
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Makes earthly affections supreme
the unmarried is religiously concerned, how he may please the Lord: he that is married is worldly concern'd, how he may please his wife.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In false worship
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In bad governmental policies
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Deludes men into a state of false security
for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark, having no thoughts of the flood till it came, and swept them all away; so shall also the advent of the son of man be.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In following a bad example
said, the Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's chair. therefore whatever moral precepts they bid you observe, those observe and practise; but don't follow their example: for they preach one thing, and practise another.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In heathenish practices
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Moulds the activities and plans of life
in which you formerly liv'd, influenc'd by the customs of this world, and by the prince of the aerial powers, the spirits that now actuate the incredulous:
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Destroys the influence of the truth
he that is meant by the thorny ground, where other seed fell, is one that heareth the word: which by cares of this life, and the deceitful love of riches, is soon stifled, and becomes unfruitful:
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In committing popular sins
Worldliness » Instances of » Eli's sons
Worldliness » Instances of » Gehazi
Worldliness » Instances of » Judah
Worldliness » Instances of » Herod antipas
but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod, that he promised her upon oath, to give whatever she should ask;
Worldliness » Instances of » Cretans
one of their own prophets said, "the Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies."
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Romans 12:2and be not conformed to the present age: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may perceive what God requires of you is good, and acceptable, and perfect.