Well, thank you so much for coming tonight and we're gonna take a look at 1 John chapter 2 verses 15 to 17, as you saw in the bulletin and also in the notes, but I just wanna start by saying the late preacher Haddam Robinson said, and I quote, as Christians, we are in the world, but we must be on guard against its influences. We make our living in a world of business, we gain learning in a world of education, we are amused by the world of entertainment. We cheer for teams in the sports world. We participate in discussions of religion, like the air we breathe, the world is everywhere.
He says on a bright sunny day when you first walk into a dark auditorium, you are blinded by the darkness. After a few moments, the darkness seems to lighten and you can see again. Before long, you can see normally. Normally, that is until the lights are turned up or you stroll out into the sunlight again and the brightness forces you to shield your eyes.
He says, followers of Jesus live in a dimly lighted world where sin looks attractive and righteousness looks drab. Yet we are people of the light. We must be on guard that we do not become so accustomed to the darkness of our society that we think it is normal. Instead we need to keep our eyes on what God declares is bright and right, unquote, and that's so true, isn't it?
The words from Hayden Robinson, as believers we must separate ourselves from this world. When God called us and saved us, he also sanctified us sanctified means to not only live wholly for God, but it also means to be separated from worldly influences. So I invite you again to turn your Bibles to 1 John chapter 2 verses 15 to 17. Let's go ahead and read that passage right now....
