Worldly

Question 1

James 4:4

Answer 1

You adulterers![a] Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

Question 2

1 John 2:15

Answer 2

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

Question 3

Mark 8:36-37

Answer 3

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[a] 37 Is anything worth more than your soul?

Question 4

1 John 2:16-17

Answer 4

For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

Question 5

Isaiah 64:6

Answer 5

We are all infected and impure with sin.
    When we display our righteous deeds,
    they are nothing but filthy rags.
Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall,
    and our sins sweep us away like the wind.

Question 6

Romans 1:21-22

Answer 6

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

Question 7

Psalm 14:1

Answer 7

Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!