Loving the world

If we love the world, and call our self “Christian”, then we are “serving two masters” (Matthew 6:24). And you know what Jesus said about that.

“…where your treasure is, there your heart [your wishes, your desires; that on which your life centers] will be also.”
– Matthew 6:21

²²“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].

²³But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God’s precepts]. So if the [very] light inside you [your inner self, your heart, your conscience] is darkness, how great and terrible is that darkness!
– Matthew 6:22-23

An enemy of our soul
The “world” is an enemy of our soul. Why would anyone think that loving the world is okay with Jesus? Is your light actually darkness? (Luke 11:33-36)

When a person comes to Jesus for salvation, Jesus sees into the intimate corners of that heart. If we love the world, He knows we do.

The rich, young ruler who had a heart ruled by his riches, was told by Jesus, “One thing you lack….” The same is true of any allegiance in our heart that we keep from God, un-surrendered. What we treasure, what we focus our heart on – is an idol. And you cannot serve God and an idol.

“His grace is free, but His salvation requires our whole heart, not just bits and pieces. Not sinless — but given to Him without reservation. That sounds reasonable to me.

Thank God He did not require a sinless heart. Who on earth then would survive God’s condemnation! (Romans 8:1)

You do not have to get sinless to get saved, but God does want a fully committed heart that then grows little by little to be more and more like Christ, less and less sinful. He called us to walk “blameless in His sight” – not to keep a love for the world in our heart. That would be “serving two masters”.

Jesus said only this kind of heart given-over to Him will enter heaven: Luke 10:27

– Source: Exposing a dichotomous heart

Evidence you love the world
God sees into hearts. He knows when we love the world. What does He see in you?

* Posting agreement with worldviews at sites where Jesus is not welcome

*Making idols of your special beliefs contrary to what Jesus taught

*Contradicting Jesus by your beliefs running contrary to the Bible

*Loving Jesus less than the world

* Expousing the worldviews of the world – not Jesus’ worldview

* Being dishonest with Jesus

* Maintaining a fake faith, a duplicitous, dichotomous heart

Is the evidence there? If so, I am deeply concerned for your soul. Satan is working feverishly in this world. Can you feel it, see it in the news, all around? Satan is doing whatever he can to bring us over to his dark side.

It is God’s word that fills us with light – not any of the multiple, vain, man-made philosophies cooked-up to make us feel wise (Zephaniah 3:4; Luke 11:52; John 8:47; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Philippians 4:8; 1 John 4:6). Our made-up ways are dark.
– Source: Is your light actually darkness?

Satan’s agenda aims to get everyone at least one step away from God, as in: One thing you lack to be acceptable to God. Just one thing! God is extreme to the nth. True salvation is not …”whatever”. His ABCs of Salvation are extreme.
– Source: Satan’s progressively evil degenerate agendas

Turned away by Jesus
Will you be turned away by Jesus – because you harbor a rebel streak? You allow your heart to follow what Jesus would not follow?

Who do you pay attention to
most?
(1 Timothy 4:1-2)

Wow. To be turned away by Jesus! What horror. What regret. I cannot imagine.

It’s never too late to align your heart, until it’s too late. Get straight with God. Now is the best time. Tomorrow may be too late.

FOR MORE:

1 Timothy 4:1-2

But the [Holy] Spirit explicitly and unmistakably declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons, ²[misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron [leaving them incapable of ethical functioning]” – 1 Timothy 4:1-2

Will you be turned away by Jesus?

Denying Jesus

Enemies of our soul

What’s living rent-free inside your head?

Satan the deceiver

Is your light actually darkness?

Satan’s progressively evil degenerate agendas

Jesus warned us not to be dishonest with Him

Fake faith

Exposing a dichotomous heart

Is Jesus’ worldview your worldview?

Worldviews and the Battle for Meaning