21 Bible Verses about Worldliness
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You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.
for Demas has deserted me for love of this present world, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.
Love 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. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the proud glory of life, is not from the Father, but from the world;
In the middle of the broad street of the City. On each side of the river was a Tree of Life, Bearing twelve kinds of fruit, Each month yielding its own fruit. And the leaves of the tree Were for the healing of the nations.
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. again, I am leaving the world, and am going to the Father."
And he said to them. "You are from below. I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him. "To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. "If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours."read more.
"It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Jesus answered him. "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants have fought hard that I should not be handed the Jews; but in reality my kingdom is not of such origins."
"If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you.
Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean;
And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
For this is God's will, even your sanctification; that you should abstain from sexual vice. That each one should learn how to take a wife in purity and honor. Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance, but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy, as the Scripture says, You shall be holy, because I am holy.
For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship. They are astonished at this, that you do not run into the same excesses of profligacy as they do; and they speak evil of you.
For whoever is a child of God is overcoming the world; and our faith is the victory that has overcome the world.
I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own Name these whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are one.
So then, as we have opportunity, let is do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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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, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Seven » Evils to be repressed » Worldliness
Love 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.
Worldliness » Warnings against
You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.
And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
and the world and its lusts are passing away, but he who ever does the will of God abides forever.
"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?
Worldliness » Instances of » balaam
They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.
Alas for them! They have walked in the path of Cain; for the sake of gain they have rushed headlong into Balaam's error, and have perished in Koran's rebellion.
Worldliness » Instances of » jacob
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Leads to religious apostasy
You have lived luxuriously on earth, you have taken your pleasure, you have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.
for Demas has deserted me for love of this present world, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.
Worldliness » Instances of » Esau
Take care lest there be any fornicator or scorner like Esau among you, who for one meal sold his birthright.
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Makes earthly affections supreme
So I want you to be free from all anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the Lord's business, how he may please the Lord; but a married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how he may please his wife, and he is divided in his mind.
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 just as in the days before the deluge they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when Noah entered the ark, nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In following a bad example
"The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat; "therefore do and observe whatever they bid you; but do not do as they do, for they preach, but do not practise.
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 passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Destroys the influence of the truth
"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it 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 birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.
Worldliness » Instances of » Cretans
By one of their own number, by a prophet of their own, it has been said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons."
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Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
