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Thursday, March 02, 2006

Influences of the World
By Jordon Lee on March 2, 2006

Galatians 5:24-25
"24And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts. 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

1 John 2:15-17
"15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16For all that is in the world -- the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”"

Are we really the Christian that God has called us to be? Have we been obeying what God is telling us to do? Have we after so long as a Christian, crucify our flesh to follow Christ wholeheartedly?

If we truly say that "Yes I have crucify my flesh for Christ", are we still flirting with the world?

Many Christians in the society are still befriending the world, doing things of the world. If you are to choose between pleasing either God or the world, many will say immediately, GOD! But let me tell you, your action does not prove that. It is easier said than done. Many Christians when they are at the cross roads of choosing to please man or God, they rather choose man. E.g. A Christian business man on the dealing of a business contract. When their clients ask them to drink a glass of alcohol, they will drink it because they are afraid that the client will get angry and won’t sign the contract. Seldom will they say No, I'm a Christian.

And after many services or even during the services, many are already thinking of where will you be going or what food will you eat or when will this end. Many are already getting impatient at God's word even before it has begun. They are thinking of flirting with the world during the time they are spending with God only for a very short time.

I have seen many leaders in the church misleading immature Christians to the wrong ways. Many are around me and they are walking in the wrong paths and they don't know it! The most disappointing part is that when I teach them the right way, they insist that they are going the right way. Many just twist the word of God and saying, "do not judge". It is being use in a wrong term in this kind of situation. I am truly saddened and frustrated at leaders of the church who are doing such things. They are being used by satan and they don’t know about it. Satan is LAUGHING!!!

The things of the world seem to be attractive and nice. Its so much better to do the things of the world than to do the things of God. The things of God mean sacrificing of many things and being bared from having fun. It seems like to be tortured being a Christian compared to the things of this world. But the truth is, the things of this world are a snare that satan set for all of us to go to hell with him. And God is showing us this in His word and true Joy and be found only by following Christ and obeying everything that God tells us to do.

Things of the world that can distract us from serving God are watching TV, movie, going out with friends doing things that are unrelated to God. Seldom people who go out to have fun will talk about God. To them God is like school to student. And when they are out of church, God is a taboo to them. Things of this world have already distracted them.

And why watching TV and movies is wrong? It is not wrong literally. But it can be set as an idol in a person's heart and that’s sin. TV and movies can also twist the mindset of those who watch it. TV and movies are influential and it has become the tools of satan and he is using it to twist the mind of Christians.

Many who hear this may say, "I won' be influence, I can control." But in actual fact, they are already being influenced and they don't even know it! Many hearts have already backslide and many are still acting as though nothing has happened. They just can' accept the fact that they are CHRISTIANS. They choose to follow what the flesh is doing. They are walking in the FLESH not walking in the SPIRIT. And we as Christians we should walk in the SPIRIT and that’s simply saying YES God and letting Him have the full control of our life.

After hearing this, many people who are not convinced will build up hatred in their heart because of PRIDE. They will still choose that what they are doing is correct.

May God humble them and may God deal with those who are misleading other younger Christians!

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