THE WORLD WANTS YOU AS ITS OWN

The World wants you as its own.

The World is a kingdom, the kingdom of Satan

(1 John 5:19; Luke 4:6);

It is the World each of us is born into;

The World in which we remain,

Apart form Faith in Christ Jesus.

Christ Jesus, by the Holy Spirit,

Invites many to come out of the World

But few choose to do so.

(Matthew 22:14)

The “god” of this Age has blinded the minds

Of those in the World,

So that they cannot see the Light of the Gospel

Of the Glory of Christ.

(2 Corinthians 4:4)

No one comes to Christ Jesus but that the Father,

Through the Holy Spirit, draws them.

(John 6:44)

Conversion to Faith in Christ Jesus,

Is a Work of the Holy Spirit.

Once we are in the Faith

We are commissioned by Christ Jesus

To Proclaim His Gospel and make Disciples.

(Matthew 28:18-20)

The World on the other hand

Tries to keep its Disciples in the World,

Which is everyone

But those who are in the Faith of Christ Jesus.

You can belong to any Religion you want,

You can believe anything you want,

Except have Faith in Christ Jesus.

It is Faith in Christ Jesus

That takes you out of this World;

Out of the kingdom of this World.

Christ Jesus, and Faith in Him,

Is the Antagonist of the World;

The only Opposition the World has;

And the only way out of this World Alive.

The World Hates Christ Jesus

Because He tells the World

That what it does is Evil;

The Word of God tells the World

That what it does is Evil.

(John 7:7)

The World, controlled by Satan

Does everything in its Power

To keep everyone in the World;

In the kingdom of the World.

The devices that Satan uses

To keep everyone in the World are:

The Lust of the flesh

[craving for sensual gratification],

And the Lust of the eyes

[greedy longings of the mind]

And the Pride of life

[assurance in one's own resources

or in the stability of earthly things].

(1 John 2:16, AMP)

The Challenge of every Christian

Is to stay out of the World

And its Multiplicity of Influences.

The World does everything in its Power

To Nullify your Faith—To bring it to Nothing;

To reclaim you as its own.

On the other hand,

God Almighty does everything in His Power

To keep us in the Faith.

This is the great Battle this life represents

And everyone chooses Life or Death;

Faith in Christ Jesus and Eternal Life,

Or faith in this World and Eternal Death.