Thursday, April 6, 2023

Worldly Bids and Worldly Baits

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing... 2 Corinthians 6:17
 
"Already has the power of darkness placed its mold and superscription upon the work that should stand forth untainted, unpolluted from Satan’s cunning devices. 
We lift our voice upon the social attractions by worldly bids and worldly baits. Keep clear. 
Touch not the unclean thing. Let not the world’s direction and propositions be given to God’s people, controlling them.
 
The world is the chief enemy of religion. 
The Satanic forces are constantly at work through the world, and those who are professed Christians, yet associated with the world in close fellowship, are so much one in spirit, aims, and principles of working, that they cannot discern between him who serveth God and him who serveth the world
 
--The enemy works constantly to push the world to the front, to be looked upon as superior to those who believe in Jesus and who seek to be doers of His Word. 
--Words of praise and flattery from worldlings are received as sweet morsels, but the judgment of those who love this sort of food is in accordance with the weakness which they show in this direction. Their spiritual life is composed of just that kind of material they feed upon. Their Christian experience is largely dependent on flatteries and human appreciation. The fear or love of God is not interwoven in their experience."
E.G.W.