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gmik:
1 John 2:15 -16  ....what exactly is loving the world???  To me these verses pretty much describe our society.  5 minutes of watching TV pretty much gets us into lust, and pride. 

Abraham believed and it was accounted for righteousness.  Is sometimes believing more important than doing??

Loving the world???  Our homes, families, jobs, hobbies, entertainment, vacations, reading, internet, sports is in the world system and we alll compromise somewhat to "enjoy" these things.  Like at an innocent baseball game.  You have to read some of the vulgar advertisements, sit w/ drunks & druggies, listen to the crappy music...well I hope you get the idea.

Don't we all love the world to varying degrees?  Do we yearn for Jesus every second?  Do we only want to know Him and obey Him all the time??? (I feel guilty when I reach for the newspaper and not the bible.)

Yes, this is a hard saying.....

Deborah-Leigh:
Hello Ciy

You say : It is a matter of at what time you disassociate...

I do not believe it is a matter of at what TIME but on what beliefs you are either united or separated.


Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the statrue of the fullness of Christ.

So for me, our sentimentality, niceness, goodness and empathy is not what unites. Human friendships based on such emotions are fickle, unreliable and self invested. The Spirit of Christ, by contrast,  is the unifying Spirit. Our measure of obedience to Him is what unites us to one another and separates us from those who believe in another Jesus. Many believe in the other Jesus. Many will contest Christ when He comes and  say to Him...Lord...LORD...did not WE do this and that in YOUR NAME....etc How can you possibly not know US...WE who did this and that....

I believe Jesus sees those few lonely individuals who carry His cross and He rejects those who take the credit for His cross and never lift a finger to carry it but with their pomp and ceremony, they bring destruction upon themselves.

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

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