Emphasis Preaching Journal
Who are God's people?
Commentary
Is the world bad or good? It's an old theological argument, focusing usually on the relative merits of asceticism. Should Christians avoid the distractions of worldly pleasures or enjoy with gratitude God's good creation?
Jesus himself is often portrayed as acting in ways that are considered worldly, to the point that he comes to be called "a glutton and a drunkard" (Matthew 11:19). But then, he often directs us to seek that which does not perish, to store our treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-20).
Jesus himself is often portrayed as acting in ways that are considered worldly, to the point that he comes to be called "a glutton and a drunkard" (Matthew 11:19). But then, he often directs us to seek that which does not perish, to store our treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-20).
