There are good and bad types of compromise. Bad types of compromise are giving up on core beliefs and values. Consensus is putting away or giving up everything you believe. Jesus is coming with the sword of salvation and and of judgment. Only what God thinks matters.

The sermon exhorts believers to be active in putting sin to death by grounding their identity in Christ rather than seeking false piety or pagan philosophies. It emphasises that mortifying worldliness, particularly sexual immorality and covetousness, flows from a heavenly mindset focused on Jesus' finished work. Believers are called to cultivate a deep love for Christ and recognise their union with Him as the primary means of resisting sin. The text warns that these sins invite God's wrath but assures believers they have been rescued from this judgment through redemption. Ultimately, living out this new identity requires constantly setting one's mind on Christ and rejecting the allure of the world.

This message is designed to make us think and evaluate what the government of God, in our world and in our personal lives, means to us. What do we expect from the government of man? What should we do in our personal lives and in our church lives to make a positive impact on the world around us?

This message examines the practical blessings that flow from abiding in close fellowship with the Lord after salvation. While eternal salvation is received by grace through faith alone, believers are called to walk daily with Christ in loving obedience. This message shows from 1 John, Proverbs, Genesis, and other Scriptures that fellowship with God brings fullness of joy, answers to prayer, spiritual guidance, clear discernment, and confidence at Christ's return. It also warns that sin clouds our judgment, hinders our walk, and causes us to lose present blessings and future rewards. The sermon challenges Christians to abide in Christ, walk in the light, and know the will of God in an increasingly dark world.

The sermon examines the spiritual danger of double-mindedness, defined as a divided heart that seeks to serve both God and the world. Drawing primarily from James 1 and 4, the text identifies this condition as an impure heart that hinders prayer and creates hostility toward God. The preacher contrasts insincere believers, who tolerate sin and lack genuine desire for holiness, with those single-mindedly pursuing the knowledge of God's will. Key indicators of insincerity include boredom in worship, rationalization of sin, and inconsistency between public faith and private life. The remedy offered is to humble oneself, mourn over spiritual adultery, and purify the heart to restore a sincere, undivided devotion to Christ.

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Glorifying God in Our Bodies & Rejecting Worldliness 1 Corinthians 6 In this bold and penetrating devotional on 1 Corinthians 6, we confront the ways Christians are often tempted to compromise with a litigious and sexually immoral culture. In this episode, we explore: - Lawsuits Among Believers: Why taking a fellow Christian to court before an unbelieving judge is a failure, and how it reveals a deeper issue of accepting worldly standards. - The Kingdom of God: A hard look at the lifestyles and sins that the world shrugs off, but God declares incompatible with His kingdom. - A New Identity in Christ: Why Christians should never find their identity in their past sins or ongoing temptations, but instead rest in being washed, sanctified, and justified. - Your Body is a Temple: Understanding the profound reality that our bodies are members of Christ and temples of the Holy Spirit, demanding that we flee sexual immorality and glorify God in everything we do.

Alongisde a fourth clear evidence of true conversion and grace in a life, John delivers a strong command. We are not to love the world. Why is this? Why can believers in Christ not have "a foot in both camps"? Why is the Christian life, with real joy and peace in believing, incompatible with a love for the world and all that it stands for? We seek to answer these questions.

Jesus will judge those who spread a false gospel.

Matthew Henry writes, "People go on in sin until the Lord says, 'Let them alone!' Then they receive no more warnings—and feel no more convictions. Satan takes full possession of them—and they ripen for destruction! It is a sad and sore judgment for any man—to be let alone in sin!