The Way to Victory in Christ

The remedy for love of the world is the knowledge and love of God, who is exactly opposite to the world (I Jn. 2:1~5-16). To be drawn to the world with its lusts, is to be drawn away from God (Jas. 1:13-14). And, vice versa, to be enamored with God, is to have the world's appeal neutralized.  Those who "turn from the holy commandment" or the requirement for holiness, after having embraced the way of righteousness (II Pet. 2:21), reproach God. They imply that what sin offers is better than what is to be had in His fellowship. 

The antidote to such unfaithfulness is to "taste" of the Lord, "that He is gracious" (I Pet. 2:3; cf. Ps. 34:8). No other procedure is effective for overcoming the world. We must "taste of the good word of God" and "the heavenly gift" in order'to perceive the emptiness and deceit of the world's attractions (Heb. 6:4-5). That is God's means for our triumph over the world, the flesh, and the Devil. It is the way of faith in Christ (I Jn. 5:4-5). --Fred O. Blakely