Here are some more of my notes from the essay "The Scriptures and the World" by A.W. Pink
The word forbids us to be conformed to the world and have our affections set on it. "... one point at which we may test ourselves is, 'Does my reading and study of God's Word make me less worldly?'"
1. We profit from the word when our eyes are opened to the true character of the world. "It is much to be thankful for when the soul is able to see that the "world" is a gigantic fraud, a hollow bauble, a vile thing which must one day be burned up." World=fallen human nature, the organized kingdom of the carnal mind (Romans8:7).
2. We profit from the word when we learn that the world is an enemy to be resisted and overcome. "Whosoever is born of God overcometh the world" 1 John 5:4. "A fit sense of the perfections and presence of God makes the world appear less than nothing." Do the things which are so highly valued by the unregenerate charm and entrall you?
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