Worldly friendship!

Worldly friendship!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I John 2:15
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. This is serious in the eyes of God and therefore we must be very serious about it. 

'World' doesn't refer to people rather it refers to the ungodly and wicked worldly system, with it's laws, principles, values and beliefs that are totally contrary to God's word - God opposing ways, thoughts, words and actions. A believer cannot befriend this worldly system, we love people but we operate by the principles and laws of heaven. We are born again, born from above and therefore we live by the heavenly system. The world has a way of doing things and heaven has a way of doing things. Both are in opposition to each other. Both are contrary to each other. Both are in fight with each other. The world and it's system is passing away but one who operates by the word of God, which is the constitution of the kingdom of God, abides forever. Every principle of this worldly system is lust based, selfishness based and pride based. I John 2:16,17 says, For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. There is nothing good in the worldly system. It's self destructive and it's foolish because it has no honour for God.

Friend, refuse to be God's enemy by living and operating by the standards and principles of the world. Satan is the god, the prince of this worldly system and every thing He introduces, says and ordains is a complete lie because He is a liar and a father of all lies. Choose the word life!

"The word of God is my standard for life. I live by the principles and laws of the word of God. I refuse to accept anything that's against the word of the living God irrespective of who says it or how many say it. The word of God is my life. The word of God is my standard. The word of God is final for me. Glory!"