This resource uncovers the subtle presence of worldliness in our hearts and helps believers learn to relate to the world while resisting its influence.
People today are saturated in technology and abundance. Most of us have access to endless luxuries: clothes to wear, cars to buy, vacations to take, entertainment to enjoy. Yet this world, which offers so many pleasures, is actively opposed to God and the truth of His Word. How, then, is the Christian to relate to the world in which we live?
In Worldliness, C. J. Mahaney and fellow pastors wisely lead us to see the often subtle presence of worldliness in our hearts-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions (1 John 2:16).
Looking at the areas of media, music, modesty, and material possessions in particular, Worldliness explores how Christians are to live lives worthy of the gospel and engage a fallen world, without being conformed and ultimately seduced by the system of this world.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Fight the Seduction:
Worldliness is another great book by CJ Mahaney and I would recommend it for the person that is wondering if the world has its hooks in you too far. It convicted me in places and put me at ease in places as I realized that I'm not addicted to music and movies in an unhealthy way. The main reason I would recommend this book is for women struggling to understand how they should dress or for older folks mentoring women and need a guide as to how a woman should dress. He does a good job of laying out... more info
awesome book:
This book is a must read for every Believer in Christ. It covers movies, music, and modesty. Very balanced Biblical approach.
Living as People Not Of the World but In It...for God's Glory:
How do Christians live in the world, but not of the world? C. J. Mahaney and fellow writers in Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World offer what they believe to be a Biblical approach to "enjoying the world, engaging the world, [and] evangelizing the world" (168) while obeying the clear Scriptural command in 1 John 2:15 to not love the world. Throughout the book, many specific suggestions are mentioned in the areas of movies, TV, music, possessions, and clothes, but the overarching theme has... more info
A mix of good and bad:
I picked up this little book at the Christian bookstore recently. I read the back cover and the commendations on the back. Several were by authors I was familiar with and respect (like Randy Alcorn) I was also very interested in the foreward by John Piper. But I hadn't ever heard of any of the actual authors of this book. I found it hard to decide how many stars to give this book. There was some information that I found timely and practical. But there was also other information that was unhelpful at... more info
