“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”

James 1:27

What is worldliness?

• Fashioning yourself according to this world’s standards and ways (Romans 12:2)

• That part of the world that is not a product of the love of the Father (1 John 2:15-17)

On what you set your mind deter-mines if you are worldly or not.

•Demas was this world oriented (2 Timothy 4:10).•Making things of this life your primary

concern, endeavor or goal is earthly minded (Philippians 3:18-19).•Work determinedly to keep seeking

Christ-above things (Colossians 3:1-8).

Keep yourself unstained from the world.•How much worldliness has to be

present in our lives for them to be stained?•One spot…

•Keep yourself unstained because re-entanglement is just around the corner (2 Peter 2:20).

Keep yourself unstained from the world.•What are a few of the worldly spots

which we need to keep from getting on us?• Lascivious and riotous ways (2 Peter

2:12-14)•Not keeping Lord’s commandments

(1 Timothy 6:13-14; James 4:17)• Friendship with the world (James 4:4)