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1 John 5- What is wrong with the world?

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We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. 1 John 5:19

The question that most people are asking these days is “What is wrong with the world”? Doesn’t matter if you are a believer or an atheist, everyone can sense and see , that this world is in a great fallen state. Evil and wickedness has overcome this world, everywhere you look, there is one abomination after another. The total depravity of the human state, is at the point where we fight for the right to murder our children and we can’t decipher the biology of our own gender. The moral foundation at most homes is non-existant, therefor its not surprising to see the lawlessness at an epic scale

The Apostle John reveals to us under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, what is wrong with the world. The world lies in the power and sway of the evil or wicked one. When you understand this, its not a surprise then why the world has such an “Anti-Christ agenda” Everything influenced by this world is to go against God. That’s why the Apostle James said “a friend of this world, is an enemy of God” (James 4:4) You can’t walk with God and hold hands with the devil, as the Apostle Paul said “Don’t conform to the ways of this world, be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2)

Notice what else the Apostle Paul reveals here “The god of this age (Satan) has blinded the minds of unbelievers they cannot see the light of the gospel” (2 Corinthians 4:4) As RC Sproul always famously says “What is wrong with people”, what is wrong with people is they have been blinded by Satan, they have been deceived by the “god of this world” God has allowed Satan to “roam wild like a roaring lion looking to devour people “ (1 Peter 5:8) This life we are living is not a game, we are in a spiritual warfare for our souls (Ephesians 6) Satan is looking to rob, kill, and destroy (John 10:10)

The Apostle Paul also says this “You once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience” Again Paul is revealing by the Holy Spirit that Satan is controlling and influencing this evil world. If you are not walking with Christ, you are walking with Satan, that’s the bottom line. Many people will say “No I don’t believe any of this stuff, I’m not religious” If you dig down to the roots of your belief system, if they are from this world , they are from Satan. You are either Born Again or dead in your sins. 

Now with all this doom and gloom, I would like to end with the words of our Lord Jesus Christ “In this world you will have tribulation or trouble, BUT be of good cheer or take heart, I (Christ) has overcome the world” (John 16:33) This is why the gospel is good news, because Christ has defeated Satan, sin and death forever! Amen!

Not of this World

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And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. John 8:23

Why did they deny Jesus and want him dead? Because they were living for the world and not for God. As Jesus said if they really knew God then they would have known Jesus is the Messiah. But as Jesus said they didn’t understand the scriptures and cared more about their own man made rules and rituals.

Sounds very familiar today? How many religions and denominations claim to be preaching the gospel of Jesus, yet if they met him, they wouldn’t even know him. They have become consumed and blinded by the world.

(1 John 4:5) “They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.”

Prosperity Gospel is a classic example of this, ask God for riches, promotions, perfect health. Everything that will sustain you in this world, but none of these things will help you gain the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus came down from heaven dwelt among the lowly and poor, he is the King of kings but was viewed as just a Carpenter to the worldly. Jesus didn’t need million dollar churches, private jets, book deals, to spread his gospel. He lived his gospel because he is the truth, life, and the way.

(2 Corinthians 4:4) “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

The world is blinded by the false gospel, until we hear and believe the true gospel of Jesus Christ we will remain blinded.  The truth of Jesus shall set you free.

Jesus, the image of the living God, is the light of the world. Run to him and you will be saved from the darkeness. Nothing else in this world can save you except Jesus.

 (John 16:33) “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

But there is good news, Jesus has overcome the world and has delivered us from death.  Don’t be deceived by the world, there pleasure is temporary and there time is running out.

Live in the world but don’t be of the world, for this world is temporary but  Christ is forever. In Jesus name Amen