1 John 2:15-17 15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16For everything
in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world. 17
The world and its desires pass away,
but whoever does the will
of God lives forever.
John 18:36 36Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of
this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now
my kingdom is from another place."
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 John 5:4 4for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is
the victory that has overcome
the world, even our faith.
How do you live in the Kingdom of God while living in this world?
Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
The kingdom of God is within you when you receive the Spirit, for then you are displaying the kingdom of God's ways upon earth.
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
1Co 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
If a person hates sin, and does not want sin, by the Spirit they can abstain from sin, and the Spirit will not lead anybody that does not hate sin, and holds unto sin, which you can tell a saint by how they conduct themselves, and if they hold unto sin they are not led of the Spirit although many that hold unto sin will say they are led of the Spirit.
Jesus said let your light shine before men, and do good works so when the day of visitation comes upon people they will glorify God, and have nothing to say against you, and give offense in nothing that the ministry be not blamed.
The Bible says we are not to love the world, and the things in the world, and if anyone does the love of the Father is not in them, and John said if people have the means to help people with clothing, and food, and they do not do it then the love of God does not dwell in them.
And we see this being neglected by many who claim Christianity as they like to live like the world enjoying what they do, and watching what they watch, and love money and material things for their wants, but then they fall victim to the love of money is the root of all evil for it neglects the poor and needy.
That is still a strange belief that some people have that they cannot abstain from sin, when the Bible says they can by the Spirit, which shows they do not hate sin like they should although they toned it down a little, and they sin daily when by the Spirit they can abstain from sin, and sin does not affect their relationship with God, which He said if they do not continue in the goodness of God they shall be cut off, and the person that does not do righteousness is not of God, and a person that has been cleansed by the blood of Christ when they were initially saved if they go back to the worldly ways it describes it as a pig that has been cleaned going back to wallowing in the mud, and a dog returning to their vomit, which it would have been better for them to not have known the truth than to turn from it.
Which the truth is we have to abstain from sin for it is required of us, for the Lord knows them that are His, having this seal, for this is what seals the saints, and how they are led of the Spirit, that everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Repenting of sin means turning away from sins and not want them, for if you do not turn away from them then how did you repent, for you are only repenting when you do the act but holding unto sin, so how are you sorry for the sin you did if you know you will do it again.
When we sin, and hold unto sin, then we forfeit the repentance that caused us to be saved in the first place until we get rid of the sin and do not want it, and mean it.
If we had to repent of our sins, and turn from sins, to be initially saved, then we must have that attitude throughout our walk with God.
But some people did not even have the proper belief when they first repented of their sins, for they asked for forgiveness for past sins, but held unto sins thinking it did not affect their relationship with God, which they have a form of godliness, bu deny the power thereof, and ever learning but not able to come to the truth, which they do not allow the Spirit to lead them.
