What Is Worldliness, And When Is it Sinful?    Link

Iain Murray defined "worldliness" as a departing from God; a man-centered way of thinking; it proposes objectives which demand no radical breach with man's fallen nature; it judges the importance of things by the present and material results; it weighs success by numbers; it covets human esteem and wants no unpopularity; it knows no truth for which it is worth suffering; it declines to be "a fool for Christ's sake". Worldliness is the mindset of the unregenerate. It adopts idols and is at war with God. Phil Johnson recently said "many evangelicals these days don't even seem to be aware that worldliness is still a sin". Read more on Phil's PyroManiac blog ... [Read Link]

Inside The Biblezines: A Look At Revolve - Part 1

You see them on the shelves at the store; they're made to look like those ubiquitous fashion magazine on the racks at every check-out counter. But what's different about this magazine is that it contains a full New Testament, that's interspersed with hormone-charged sidebars designed to "meet teenagers where they are at". There's a different version for various demographic groups, but since I have two daughters nearing their teenage years, I decided to take a closer look at Revolve 2 which is aimed at teenage girls. ... [Read More!]

'Success' Happens When The World Is Your Twin

"Discover The Champion In You"

What does the pastor of America's largest church have in common with this 'personal success' infomercial star? Go past the smile, and examine their 'power within' motivational mantra.

"Awaken The Giant Within"

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Teaching Their Flock to Flirt With The World

It only stands to reason that pastors help set moral boundaries for their church, by the things that they speak in favor of.
An example of this are pastors who publicly approve of secular music with morally bankrupt lyrics. What's worse is when these pastors use such songs as an evangelism tool. ... [Read More!]