WORLD:
CORRUPTION OF

This was no fallen man Satan was attemptg to seduce; it was a sinless Man full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whose penetrating glance pierced the world’s attractive exterior and saw what was inside. What He saw revolted Him. He would have no part of it.

Our Lord saw in the world’s glory not what other men saw and, conversely, He saw what other men could not see. He saw not beauty but death, a garish death that must be purchased at the price of the soul. Beneath its gaudy allurements He saw corruption and decay. He knew its glory was but bait to catch foolish victims, He knew its bright promises were all lies.

Matthew 4:8–10; 1 John 2:15–17

God Tells the Man Who Cares, 17, 18.