不要愛世界和世界上的事。約一2：15
Do not love the world or the things in the world. 1 John 2:15
基督徒是不可以愛這個世界的。換言之，不可信奉世俗主義。什麼是世俗主義？請大家不要誤解。
世俗主義，又稱「現實主義」，是一種態度，一種精神，一種風氣，一種充斥全世界的「毒霧」。這種主義的特點是：一切以自我為中心，完全忽視上帝和上帝的誡命。他們只顧眼前和現實，不去想上帝和永生。這種主義表現形式是千變萬化：惡習，貪玩，拜物，貪圖享受，野心勃勃，踩著別人的肩膀往上爬……
我們一定要杜絕一切上帝已經列為罪的東西,這一點應該毫無疑問。同時，我們也要明白，這個世界的物質的本身，並沒有罪，只是我們過於依賴和追求這種物質，甚至演變成「主義」，就大錯特錯了。娛樂是正常的，但是不可過度。理想也是合情的，但不可以因此毀了自己和他人。
警醒吧，不要讓世俗主義進入或者左右你的生活。不要愛世界和世界上的事!
Christians are warned not to love the world-but what is worldliness? Some have misunderstood it.
Worldliness is an attitude, a spirit, an atmosphere that permeates the whole human society. It is an attitude that puts itself first and ignores God and His commandments. Its horizon is this present world, and it never gives a thought to God or to eternity. It exhibits itself in a thousand different ways-in habits, in selfish pleasures, in a grasping for material things, in driving ambition, in exalting oneself at the expense of others.
We must avoid everything God has labeled sinful; of that there can be no doubt. But some elements of daily life aren’t necessarily sinful in themselves; they only become sinful if they are abused. Ambition is essential part of true character-but if abused it can destroy us.
Be on guard, lest a spirit of worldliness creep into your life. The Bible wants, 「Do not love the world, or things in the world.」
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