WORLDLINESS-UNWORLDLINESS

(A) WORLDLINESS
(1) Warnings against

Mat 16:26; Luk 21:34; Rom 12:2; Co3:2; Tit 2:12; Jam 4:4; 1Jo 2:15

–SEE Worldly Fulness, PROSPERITY

Prosperity, PROSPERITY

(2) Perilous, some of the Evil Effects of

Destroys the Influence of the Truth

Mat 13:22

Deludes Men into a State of False Security

Mat 24:38; Mat 24:39

Makes Earthly Affections Supreme

1Co 7:32; 1Co 7:33

Moulds the Activities and Plans of Life

Eph 2:2

Leads to Religious Apostasy

2Ti 4:10; Jam 5:5

(B) SINFUL IMITATION of worldly people and customs condemned

In Committing Popular Sins

Exo 23:2

In False Worship

Deu 12:30

In Bad Governmental Policies

1Sa 8:19; 1Sa 8:20

In Heathenish Practices

2Ki17:15

In Following a Bad Example

Mat 23:2; Mat 23:3

(C) WORLDLY BUILDERS, examples of

Job 27:18; Jer 22:14; Dan 4:30; Luk 6:49; Luk 12:18

–SEE Men’s Plans, PLANS

(D) UNWORLDLINESS, special references to

Rom 12:2; 1Co 7:31; Gal 6:14; 2Ti 2:4; Heb 11:24; Heb 11:25; 1Jo 2:15

–SEE Separation (4), SEPARATION