"Do not be conformed to this world!

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"Do not be conformed to this world!" Romans 12:2

The world is God's foe. It is under the rule of the prince of the power of the air. 

Its habits, 
style of living, 
and practices— 
are contrary to God's will. 

The believer should not be conformed to the world—but should be conformed to Christ. 

He should not be ruled by the maxims of the world—but by the Word of God. 

Do not be conformed, for . . . 
its ruling principle is pride;
its practice is rebellion against God;
its profession of religion is hypocrisy; 
its spirit is enmity against God; 
its purpose is selfishness; and
its doom is eternal destruction! 

The more we conform to the world . . .
the more we become unlike Christ, and 
the more we are exposed to its snares and temptations. 

We should avoid all extremes in dress, living, and the customs of the generation in which we live. 

"Do not be conformed to this world!" 
If we would obey this precept, we must . . .
be much in private with God,
drink deeply into the spirit of Christ, 
realize that this world is passing away,
and meditate much on eternity!

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