(A) WORLDLINESS



(1) Warnings against



Mt 16:26; Lu 21:34; Ro 12:2; Co 3:2; Tit 2:12; Jas 4:4; 1Jo 2:15



--SEE Worldly Fulness, PROSPERITY

Prosperity, PROSPERITY



(2) Perilous, some of the Evil Effects of



Destroys the Influence of the Truth

Mt 13:22



Deludes Men into a State of False Security

Mt 24:38,39



Makes Earthly Affections Supreme

1Co 7:32,33



Moulds the Activities and Plans of Life

Eph 2:2



Leads to Religious Apostasy

2Ti 4:10; Jas 5:5



(B) SINFUL IMITATION of worldly people and customs condemned



In Committing Popular Sins

EX 23:2



In False Worship

De 12:30



In Bad Governmental Policies

1Sa 8:19,20



In Heathenish Practices

2Ki 17:15



In Following a Bad Example

Mt 23:2,3



(C) WORLDLY BUILDERS, examples of



Job 27:18; Jer 22:14; Da 4:30; Lu 6:49; 12:18



--SEE Men's Plans, PLANS



(D) UNWORLDLINESS, special references to



Ro 12:2; 1Co 7:31; Ga 6:14; 2Ti 2:4; Heb 11:24,25; 1Jo 2:15



--SEE Separation (4), SEPARATION