People today are saturated in technology and abundance. Most of us have access to endless luxuries: clothes to wear, cars to buy, vacations to take, entertainment to enjoy. Yet this world, which offers so many pleasures, is actively opposed to God and the truth of His Word. How, then, is the Christian to relate to the world in which we live?
In Worldliness, C. J. Mahaney and fellow pastors wisely lead us to see the often subtle presence of worldliness in our hearts-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions (1 John 2:16).
Looking at the areas of media, music, modesty, and material possessions in particular, Worldliness explores how Christians are to live lives worthy of the gospel and engage a fallen world, without being conformed and ultimately seduced by the system of this world.
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Reviews
Terry Delaney says:
We all struggle from time to time with what kind of music we listen to or what media we allow in to our homes or how much stuff we own. We would all do well to heed the call to flee worldliness and to live a more Christ-centered and God-glorifying lives. This volume shows what that looks like and offers the encouragement to “go all in for Christ.” Ligon Duncan offers this statement in his b... Read more
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Jill says:
In "Worldliness", C.J. Mahaney and other pastors lead Christians through the seductions of this world and ask the question, "Does it matter what movies we watch, clothes we wear, music we listen to or activities we participate in?" Do we see people who take a firm stand against R-rated movies and other worldly seductions as legalistic, rigid and party poopers? Do we find ourselves rationalizing ... Read more
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Jill says:
In “Worldliness”, C.J. Mahaney and other pastors lead Christians through the seductions of this world and ask the question, “Does it matter what movies we watch, clothes we wear, music we listen to or activities we participate in?” Do we see people who take a firm stand against R-rated movies and other worldly seductions as legalistic, rigid and party poopers? Do we find ourselves ration... Read more
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