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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.71,0:00:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1 John 2
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.17,0:00:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a very important Scripture
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.30,0:00:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with regard to the believer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.24,0:00:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in verse 15.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.46,0:00:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says, "Do not love the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.01,0:00:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor the things in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.83,0:00:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If anyone loves the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.12,0:00:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the love of the Father is not in him.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.81,0:00:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that is in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.15,0:00:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lust of the flesh and \Nthe lust of the eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.51,0:00:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the boastful pride of life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.10,0:00:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not from the Father,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.76,0:00:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is from the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.69,0:00:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world is passing away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.04,0:00:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also its lusts,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.34,0:00:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the one who does the will of God
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.69,0:00:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lives forever."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.64,0:00:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what does it mean to love the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.99,0:00:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first of all, we need to\Ndefine what the world is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.91,0:00:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world has to do with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.17,0:00:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all that stands contrary to the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.11,0:00:47.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealed will of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.66,0:00:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, also it says that the world\Nis passing away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.63,0:00:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so there is a way in which we can
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.30,0:00:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also add an extra definition,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.34,0:00:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we have to be very, very careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.43,0:00:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.50,0:01:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world is also something
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.41,0:01:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is temporal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.18,0:01:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the world is, first of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.01,0:01:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that which is contrary \Nto the will of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.76,0:01:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and secondly, it has the \Naspect of temporal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.89,0:01:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in order to know what the world is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.26,0:01:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to study the Scriptures.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.44,0:01:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we find those things \Nwhich God is against.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.66,0:01:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those ideas, those attitudes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.87,0:01:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those actions, those words,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.90,0:01:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are simply opposed \Nto God's Scripture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.13,0:01:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is one aspect of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.63,0:01:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are some people who are
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.51,0:01:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very serious about walking with the Lord,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.56,0:01:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I praise God for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.16,0:01:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they look at Scripture and they say,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.44,0:01:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is against this, \NI'm not going to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.61,0:01:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's against that, \NI'm not going to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.07,0:01:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's good.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.72,0:01:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then they also get to this aspect
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.90,0:01:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this thing is passing away,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.21,0:01:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it must be worldly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.99,0:02:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's a little bit dangerous.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.45,0:02:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.32,0:02:04.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many things \Nthat are passing away,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.81,0:02:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are not necessarily evil.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.51,0:02:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me give you an example.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.88,0:02:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My body is passing away.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.76,0:02:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't make it evil.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.79,0:02:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sunset I saw this \Nmorning is passing away.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.16,0:02:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn't necessarily make it evil.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.85,0:02:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even my marriage with my lovely wife
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.28,0:02:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is passing away.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.95,0:02:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn't make it outside of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.94,0:02:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or opposed to the will of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.32,0:02:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like there's always two extremes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.99,0:02:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Christian life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.51,0:02:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know what I mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.38,0:02:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone who does not \Ntake the commands
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.22,0:02:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God seriously,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.20,0:02:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and simply just living continuously
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.31,0:02:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like an unbeliever.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.94,0:02:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there's the person who
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.56,0:02:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,takes God's commandments seriously.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.76,0:02:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But becomes monkish,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.90,0:02:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes separated from life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.61,0:02:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Becomes separated from many of the things
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.83,0:02:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are manifestations of God's
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.34,0:03:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common grace in this world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.23,0:03:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A holy man isn't someone who
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.03,0:03:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just goes to church.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.78,0:03:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't someone who just reads his Bible,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.91,0:03:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just prays.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.88,0:03:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A holy man is someone who is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.96,0:03:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,involved actively in relationships;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.29,0:03:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's someone that can \Nlook at all the grace
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.01,0:03:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has given us in this life,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.02,0:03:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's marriage or children
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.70,0:03:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or friends or even food,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.18,0:03:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or creation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.56,0:03:31.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many experiences God has given us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.59,0:03:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are manifestations of His grace.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.73,0:03:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so many people deny those things.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.98,0:03:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're opposed to them;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.21,0:03:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they hate them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.98,0:03:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when actually, they are good\Ngifts of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.84,0:03:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things that I would say is that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.74,0:03:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're just like the unbelieving world,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.15,0:03:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're in trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.38,0:03:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're worldly.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.67,0:03:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.26,0:03:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if your desire to obey God has
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.65,0:03:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just separated you from almost
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.57,0:04:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything in life, even the good things,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.65,0:04:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is gradually taking more and more
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.31,0:04:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your joy away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.72,0:04:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and making you severe
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.85,0:04:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and loveless and critical,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.15,0:04:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've got a problem on the other side.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.62,0:04:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Christian is someone who is not
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.37,0:04:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bound by things.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.35,0:04:24.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not even bound by the good things of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.85,0:04:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.59,0:04:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knows how to enjoy them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.37,0:04:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and delight in them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.39,0:04:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things that \NI'm so worried about
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.62,0:04:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often because of the \Nway I preach sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.88,0:04:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a need to point out sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.82,0:04:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you need to realize that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.91,0:04:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that which is life is not sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.07,0:04:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so much good in this world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.22,0:04:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many things to enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.67,0:04:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm overwhelmed at the goodness of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.67,0:04:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One time, years and years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.50,0:04:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone told me this and \NI'll never forget it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.22,0:04:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They said, "Paul,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.48,0:05:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God put leaves on trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.44,0:05:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't put religious tracts on trees."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.69,0:05:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what they were trying \Nto teach me was this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.04,0:05:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Paul, just because it \Ndoesn't have the title
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.86,0:05:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of being religious or even Christian,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.39,0:05:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't make it evil.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.77,0:05:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've taken that to heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.25,0:05:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I see that it's biblical.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.41,0:05:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy my friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.16,0:05:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy even my interactions with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.02,0:05:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many, many lost people that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.50,0:05:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to win to the Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.34,0:05:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The times that I've had with them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.05,0:05:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the conversations,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.27,0:05:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the laughter I've had with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.49,0:05:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.95,0:05:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy hiking and kayaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.30,0:05:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy laughter,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.86,0:05:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even though I may get\Nin trouble on this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.18,0:05:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I enjoy grabbing my wife in the kitchen
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.70,0:05:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doing a dance through the living room
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.11,0:05:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as my children are all applauding
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.38,0:05:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and laughing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.79,0:05:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things also if you're a parent,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.82,0:05:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to say this,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.32,0:05:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know there are so many evils
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.19,0:05:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out there for our children,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.65,0:05:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have to guard them
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.98,0:06:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from those things,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.71,0:06:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but here's something else,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.99,0:06:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to replace those things
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.56,0:06:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with something good.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.99,0:06:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If all you ever do is take away the world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.20,0:06:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from your children,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.69,0:06:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you do not allow them to experience
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.05,0:06:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the good graces that God has given us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.61,0:06:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout this planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.78,0:06:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you're going to create either
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.64,0:06:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a religious hypocrite,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.28,0:06:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or someone who will eventually
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.72,0:06:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turn away from the faith,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.03,0:06:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or someone who is severe and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.98,0:06:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loveless and legalistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.18,0:06:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we don't need any of those things.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.44,0:06:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Godliness is not removing yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.83,0:06:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live on some 40 acre farm in Kansas
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.75,0:06:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that the world doesn't touch you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.66,0:06:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Godliness is living on this planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.18,0:06:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interacting with Christians
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.70,0:06:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unbelievers.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.44,0:06:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeing all the wonderful \Nthings from prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.01,0:06:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Bible study to fasting
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.24,0:06:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to walking down a country lane,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.65,0:06:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to poetry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.76,0:07:01.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's being able to take \Nin all these things,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.83,0:07:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to appreciate them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.25,0:07:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while at the same time
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.39,0:07:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loving the Lord your God \Nwith all your heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.53,0:07:07.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soul, mind, and strength
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.75,0:07:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and seeing that all these good gifts
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.56,0:07:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come from Him.