1 Corinthians 5:10
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10 But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.
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1 Corinthians 10:27
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27 If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience.
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Revelation 12:9
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9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
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John 17:15-16
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15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do.
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1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.
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1 John 4:5
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5 Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.
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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.
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Ephesians 2:2
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2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[a] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
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- 2:2 Greek obeying the commander of the power of the air.
2 Corinthians 4:4
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4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
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1 Corinthians 1:20
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20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
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John 8:23
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23 Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.
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Matthew 5:14-16
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14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
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1 John 4:7
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Loving One Another
7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
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John 17:9
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9 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.
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John 17:6
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6 “I have revealed you[a] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
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John 15:19
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19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.
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