Erlinda Miller
Women Service
7/9/10
                        

                    DO NOT CONFORM TO WORLDLY STANDARDS


I have a question I would like us to ask ourselves; and that question is:

Have We Conformed

To this world standard in making decisions in raising our children and being a wife, friend or being a servant of the Most High God.


1.The reason people conform is most likely for acceptance.
2.It is common to think that when you do things that others do, you will be accepted.
3.It's simple. It’s easier to conform than to try to change things.

We know that the spirit of the world is opposed to that of Christ, because Satan is the Prince of this world.

Now more than ever is the time to allow the Word of God to become the final authority in our lives.

Have you noticed that values have declined to the point where everything that goes against God’s word is accepted, and the principles of the Bible are being rejected?
As Christians, our success is based on whether or not we choose to walk in the Spirit (the Word of God) or to conform to the image of this world’s system, which leads to death and destruction.

Just because something is accepted by a majority does not make it right. The only proper standard of what is acceptable is the Bible; and it is time to start taking it seriously. Amen

Satan is striving feverishly to infiltrate the minds and hearts of people of all ages by suggestively packaging sin—presenting it in such a way as to make it seem okay.
Sexual immorality, for example, is being fed to the public through news broadcasts, television sitcoms, and music videos.
If you pay attention long enough, these images may begin to seem acceptable and even appealing to you. Sadly, those who speak out against such imagery and messages are labeled old fashion.

Just because something is accepted does not make it acceptable in God’s eyes.

For example, all forms of sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage are wrong

EXAMPLES
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but God will judge fornicators (KJ says whoremonger) and adulterers.

Galatians 5:19   Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication (consenting sex involving somebody unmarried) (include incest), uncleanness (sinful, especially involving or guilty of committing a sexual sin), lasciviousness (showing a desire for, or unseemly interest in sex).

Many of the things the world accepts are actually vile in God’s sight.

(Romans 1:18-32  for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness (not reverence God, unreasonable) and unrighteousness (wicked, unjust) of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Many people might say here but that is not fair, because they didn’t know, but God gives a different answer here.

Rom 1:20 for the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Rom 1:21 because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain (excessively proud) in their imaginations (the ability to think of ways of dealing with difficulties or problems) and their foolish heart was darkened.

Rom 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness (sinful, especially involving or guilty of committing a sexual sin) through the lusts (eagerness) of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

Rom 1:25 who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Rom 1:26 for this cause God gave them up unto vile (disgusting, wicked, shameful, worthless) affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

You know God warns and encourage us to do right and leave our old ways of doing things but if we don’t listen-he will give you up to do what you want to do.

Rom 1:27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense (diseases) of their error which was meet.

Rom 1:28 and even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate (somebody whose soul is believed to be damned) mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Rom 1:29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication (sex outside of marriage), wickedness, covetousness (wants what others have no matter what it is), maliciousness (deliberately harmful); full of envy, murder, debate (TALK AND ARGUE) deceit (something that is done to deceive or mislead somebody), malignity (DESIRE TO DO EVIL); whisperers (rumors),

We must teach our families that doing these things are not pleasing to God.

Rom 1:30 Backbiters (makes spiteful or slanderous comments about somebody who is not present) haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Rom 1:31 without understanding (knowledge of a particular subject), covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable-(impossible to please), unmerciful:

Rom 1:32 who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure (a feeling of happiness, or satisfaction) in them that do them.

This is the reason why.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The bible says the Word judges, exposes, and analyzes all things. Therefore, as believers, we should let the Word be our judge of what is right and wrong. If the Bible says something is incorrect, then it is incorrect.

Holiness is not wearing a long skirt and no makeup, but it is “being of one mind with God.”
 
Hebrews 12:14    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Adopting the attitudes of the world’s system will inevitably set you against God and position you to miss the blessings He has for you.

I want to encourage you to not allow the desire to “fit in” to blind you to the truth. Satan wants to deceive you into believing that his way of thinking and doing is the way to go; however, fitting in with his crowd will cost you

Proverbs 26:2   as the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless (without a cause or reason) shall not come.

THE COST
Reading Deut. 28 starting in verse 15-68 will reveal to us the curses of disobedient

Here are just a few:
Deuteronomy 28:15-68    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

Due 28:16 Cursed shall thou be in the city, and cursed shall thou be in the field.
Deut 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deut 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deut 28:19 Cursed shall thou be when thou comes in, and cursed shall thou be when thou goes out.


I know about here; everyone will tell me yes, sister but that is Old Testament, well let’s go into the New Testament

Romans 6:23     For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Remember, in the garden, God told Adam not to eat of the tree of good and evil, but he did even though he was warned he would die—wage of disobedient is death. Adam was suppose to live forever but he disobeyed God orders and so he was taken out of all the blessing God had for him and Eve, and the end of their life’s was through death. The reward of what you put your hands to do will be your reward—disobey God ways of doing things then you shall receive your due.

We must remember that the unrighteousness shall not inherit the kingdom of God, don’t be deceived. Be not deceived, for God shall not be mocked, for whatever a man sows (does or plant in his life), that shall he reap (receive). For he that sows to the flesh (doing whatever it feels like doing and it usually not things that are pleasing to God ways) shall of the flesh receive corruption, but he that reaps to the spirit, shall reap life everlasting.

Rev. 21:8 speaks to the fearful and unbelieving person that person will have their place in the lake that will burn with fire….

BUT
The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. 

John 3:14  And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:15  That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Ministers must teach their congregations and we must reach out to our families and friends who are lost at whatever cost to us, that the wages (disobedient of God's ways) of sin is death.

As a Christian, you should strive to renew your mind and the minds of your family and children to the truth of God’s Word

Romans 12:1,2  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Rom 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We need to all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

We are to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.

Exo 23:2  Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

By keeping God’s ways it will keep us from breaking them…

Although we live in a fallen world we must remember not to learn to do the things they do.

If Jesus was hated for speaking or showing the world of the sins they were committing, so will you not be popular with them either for speaking the truth.

Have you notice that as long as you join the people doing as they do, you are their friend but stand up for God ways of doing things, then you are no longer welcome in their circles.

Bibles says we are not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, what does Gods ways have with the ways of Satan or the world? What has darkness to do with light?

In times past we walked in the ways of the world but now we have been made a new creation, the old man has passed away including all the ways we used to do things.

We are to visit the fatherless and help the widows and keep ourselves unspotted from the world.

We are never to forget that being friends with the ways of the world will make you a enemy of God-(James 4:4)

Don’t do the things you used to do before you accept the lord God and his ways.

We should not live out our lives pleasing the flesh but doing God will.

Bible says, that if after you been deliver from your old ways and you decide to go back to that kind of living, your end will be worse than your beginning.

Are we not told to not love the world or the things in the world and if we do then the love of the Father is not in us.

Yes, we live in this world but we are not of this world.

Do you know what is in this world?

The lust of the eyes, everything you see you want whether it is good for you or not.
lust of the flesh-everything you flesh wants to do whether good or bad or evil—the flesh does not discern—whatever feels good it desires to have or do.

But don’t forget that this world is going to pass away but God’s will will abide forever.

Rev. 13:8 tells us who it is that deceives the world, the devil himself.

Now if you are having trouble with conforming to the world ways read this scripture.

Psalm 51:10 is the prayer you need to pray to God.
Create in me a new heart, and renew a new spirit within me.

God’s promise to you—so you can live a victories life:
Eze 36:26  A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Then and only then will you experience the fruit of the Spirit which are:
Gal 5:22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Don’t forget to pray Psalm 51:10

Brothers and sisters that are reading this, we have been given a mandate and it is that we go out into the world and reach out to the lost at whatever cost to us.

If your family is lost then you have been given an order to reach out to them—present the gospel to them—love should be the motivation behind this.
Please don’t use the excuse that your family won’t listen to you.

If you life is showing the great change in your life since Jesus came into your life, then they will sit and listen to you.

But if they don’t see any different, then you know why they won’t listen to you.

This is why the Lord wanted me to bring you these Bible Truths, before you can reach others, your heart must be pure and your life must reflect this pureness.

Look around you; are you teaching the family that it is alright to conform to the world ways and also live for the Lord God? This I am sure will bring confusion to their life’s.
The bible says there is only one ways to heaven and that is through the cross and living just for him by the examples he has left for us to follow.


This is why the Lord wanted me to bring you these truths, before you can reach others, your hand must be pure and your life must reflect this innocents..
Look around you; are you teaching the family that it is alright to conform to the world ways and also do God’s ways. This I am sure will bring confusion to their life’s. The bible says there is only one ways to heaven and that is through the cross where Jesus died for us. There are not two roads to serving the lord but only one.

"All things are possible them that believe'

Love you lots
Linda Miller

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