What does the Bible say about worldliness?

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• 1 John 2:15-17

  [15] Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's. [17] The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

• Colossians 3:2

  Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

• Romans 12:2

  Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

• James 4:4

  You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

• Titus 2:12

  instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

• John 15:19

  If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

• 1 John 2:15-16

  [15] Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him. [16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

• Jude 1:19

  These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

• 1 Peter 1:14

  as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

• 2 Timothy 2:4

  No soldier on service entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

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