We Are Not 'Of This World'

* Christianity is foolishness in a world full of earthly wisdom.
* It is peace in a world filled with war.
* It is 'the meek will inherit the earth' in a world of 'get out of my way so I can have what I want'.
* It is 'seek ye first the Kingdom of God' in a world of 'well, what can I get out of this?'.
* It is goodness in a world where impurity is rampant.
* It is giving your first fruits to God in a world where materialism is esteemed.
* It is 'turn the other cheek' in a world of get rid of those you don't like.
* It is 'spare the rod and spoil the child' in a world where 'having a talk' and discipline by reasoning is the norm.
* It is 'whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men' in a world of backstabbing and political correctness.
* It is 'sell everything and follow Me' in a world bent on having the newest and the latest.
* It is modesty in a world where mothers dress their daughters to be "cute" and "sexy" from age 4.
* It is male leadership and female submission in a world where men are becoming non-leaders and women are becoming dominant.
* It is love and acceptance in a world of resentment and revenge.
* It is grace freely given in a world where 'you owe me' is the daily agenda.
* It is 'peace, be still' in a world of never ending activity.
* It is the Word in a world where people would rather be visually entertained than pick up a good book.
* It is 'I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father, but by me' in a world of cultural relativism.
* It is 'whatever you do to the least of these, you do to Me' in a world of pushing aside the less fortunate, poor or weak.
* It is 'for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, to love and to cherish, 'til death do us part' in a world of marriage for convenience sake.
* It is 'loving your wife as Christ loved the church' in a world of liposuction, fad diets and plastic surgery.
* It is 'honor thy father and mother' in a world where young people don't know what the word respect means.
* It is communicating with the God of the universe in a personal and passionate way in a world of self-help advisors.
* It is the One, True God in a world where we have become our own gods.
* It is 'if you want to be great in the Kingdom, learn to be a servant' in a world of people demanding to be served.
* It is 'loving your neighbor as yourself' in a world of egocentricity.
* It is 'holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come' in a world of lewdness and profanity.

There is a reason that Satan was termed "The prince of this world".