Thank God We are the Light of this World | Give Thanks | P. Jason Lozano

<p>Thank God We are the Light of this World </p><p>1 Cor 15:57-58 <em>But thanks be to God</em>, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord</p><p>1. He Overcame All that was in the World and So Can We </p><p>1 John 5:4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith </p><ul><li>World – the system alienated and opposed to God’s system, lying under the power of the wicked one</li></ul><p>Js 3:15-16 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. (Satan is the god of this world system)</p><p>Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against <em>the powers of this dark world</em> and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms </p><p>1 Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.</p><ol><li>The Lust of the Flesh – The Appetites and Desires of the Sinful Nature </li></ol><p>Gal 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that <em>those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God</em></p><ol><li>The Lust of the Eye – The Love of Money </li></ol><p>Eccl 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless </p><ol><li>The Pride of Life – Power and Fame without God #abomination</li></ol><p>Matt 4:8-10 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the ki