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Venice church of ChristNew Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
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WIST QuotationsA quotation from Bertrand Russell
In fact the whole antithesis between self and the rest of the world, which is implied in the doctrine of self-denial, disappears as soon as we have any genuine interest in persons or things outside ourselves. Through such interests a man comes to feel himself part of the stream of life, not a hard separate entity like a billiard-ball, which can have no relation with other such entities except that of collision.Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 17 “The Happy Man” (1930)
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In fact the whole antithesis between self and the rest of the world, which is implied in the doctrine of self-denial, disappears as soon as we have any genuine interest in persons or things outside ourselves. Through such interests a man comes to feel himself part of the stream of…
Intentional FaithSet Apart in a Noisy World
DID YOU KNOW
DID YOU KNOW that Colossians 3:2–3 teaches us that the Christian life begins with a radical shift of focus—from earth to heaven, from temporary things to eternal realities?
When Paul urges us to “think only about the things in heaven, not the things on earth,” he is not asking us to escape the world but to re-anchor ourselves in Christ. Our old sinful self has died, he writes, and our new life is now hidden with Christ in God. That means your true identity—your truest, most secure self—is not defined by culture, accomplishments, trends, or failures. It is tucked away safely in the presence of God, untouchable by the pressures or expectations of this world. When we embrace this truth, the pull of worldliness loses some of its power. We begin to see that the things competing for our attention—status, success, approval, wealth—cannot give life because they are not the source of life. Christ is.
This change of focus also frees us to live more peacefully. Much of the stress we feel comes from trying to juggle the demands of a world that constantly shifts its standards. But Paul invites us to rest in a God whose character never changes. Thinking on heavenly things means returning again and again to what God says about us and about Himself. It means letting His promises frame our decisions and His love ground our identity. When you set your mind on Christ, your heart becomes steadier, your choices clearer, and your soul quieter. Heavenly thinking becomes earthly strength.
This verse invites you to pause and ask: Where is your focus today? Are you trying to measure your worth by things that are passing away? Or are you allowing God to reshape your thoughts so you can live from a place of quiet confidence? The invitation is gentle but firm—lift your eyes so your heart can breathe again.
DID YOU KNOW that James 4:4 tells us that loving the world is the same as opposing God—not because God is harsh, but because worldliness pulls our hearts in the exact opposite direction of His?
When James writes, “Anyone who wants to be a friend of the world becomes God’s enemy,” he is using covenantal language. Friendship, in his day, implied loyalty, alignment, shared values, and shared purpose. So the problem is not that God doesn’t want us to enjoy His creation; the problem is when our deepest loyalties settle into the world’s values rather than God’s heart.
Worldliness, as James describes it, is an inward posture more than an outward activity. It’s the subtle drift of the heart toward the beliefs, priorities, and desires that crowd God out. Worldliness says success is measured by applause, possessions, beauty, or influence. It whispers that compromise is easier than faithfulness and that comfort is worth more than conviction. But James reminds us that these are not neutral temptations—they form a rival kingdom resisting the transforming work of Christ. God is not indifferent to this drift because He knows it fractures our souls and distorts our identity.
Reflecting on James’ message gives us a chance to recalibrate. Has worldliness been tugging at your heart? Have you found yourself longing for approval more than intimacy with God? The good news is that James never leaves us in condemnation—he points us back to God’s readiness to draw near when we turn toward Him. As you consider this Scripture today, let it lead you toward renewed loyalty. God longs to be the center of your affection, not because He is possessive, but because He knows that life is only whole when our hearts rest fully in Him.
DID YOU KNOW that 1 John 2:15–17 reveals the temporary nature of everything the world chases—and the permanence of everything God offers?
John’s warning, “Do not love the world or the things in the world,” is not meant to restrict us but to protect us from disappointment. He explains that the world’s system—all the desires that spring from the flesh, the eyes, and pride—will ultimately fade away. Nothing the world promises can satisfy the soul because everything the world promises eventually expires. But the one who does the will of God “lives forever.” That is not merely about eternal life after death; it is about participating in a kind of life now that cannot be shaken.
John gives three categories of worldliness that speak powerfully to our modern culture. The desire of the flesh pulls us toward self-centered gratification. The desire of the eyes pulls us into comparison, craving, and material fixation. The pride of life convinces us that achievements, titles, and possessions can secure our identity. John wants us to know that these desires never deliver what they promise. They inflate the ego but shrink the soul. They stir hunger but never satisfy it. In contrast, doing the will of God roots us in a life that expands, strengthens, and restores. God’s will does not expire.
This Scripture encourages us to take inventory of our affections. What holds your desire? What captures your attention? Are you investing energy in things that can never give you lasting peace? Today is a good day to return to the One whose love does not fade. Let Him help you loosen your grip on the temporary so you can take hold of what truly lasts.
DID YOU KNOW that John the Baptist—one of the greatest men ever born (according to Jesus Himself)—was a stunning example of living unentangled from worldliness?
Mark describes him as wearing camel hair, eating locusts and wild honey, and thundering a message of repentance with no concern for cultural approval. Most churches today, as the study humorously notes, might hesitate to hire a prophet who dressed like that and preached with such bluntness. But John’s life was powerfully centered on one purpose: to be a voice pointing people to Christ.
Everything about John—the way he dressed, the wilderness he lived in, the message he proclaimed—was shaped by his devotion to his calling. He lived simply because he wanted nothing to distract him from revealing the Messiah. He refused to bend to worldly expectations because his eyes were fixed on God’s mission rather than culture’s opinion. John understood something that our modern world often forgets: holiness isn’t about looking strange or being out of touch; holiness is about being set apart so God can speak clearly through us. We are not shaped by withdrawing from the world but by refusing to be conformed to the patterns that steal our attention from Christ.
John’s life invites us to ask a gentle but important question: are we more shaped by culture’s expectations or by Christ’s calling? You don’t have to dress like John the Baptist or live in the wilderness to resist worldliness. You simply need to be willing to say “yes” to God’s voice even when it runs against the crowd. Let his example encourage you today: faithfulness is not measured by fitting in but by standing firm.
The theme running through all these Scriptures and reflections is simple: the world will always try to shape us, but Christ invites us into a deeper, freer, richer way of living. As you reflect on these “Did You Know” insights, let them stir your heart toward holiness—not as something strange or heavy, but as something beautiful and life-giving. Holiness means belonging fully to God. It means seeing the world clearly, loving people deeply, and walking confidently with Christ. Let Him show you where worldly attachments have taken root, and let Him help you loosen their hold so you can walk more lightly and more joyfully in His presence.
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WIST Quotations Has Moved!A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
This new understanding undermines the old admiration of worldly success as such. We are beginning to abandon our tolerance of the abuse of power by those who betray for profit the elementary decencies of life.Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.
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And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be.”
Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops. He began to think to himself, ‘I don’t have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do? This is what I will do,’ he told himself; ‘I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods. Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?’”
And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God’s sight.”
εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ.
Εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων, Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα. καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων, Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπεν, Τοῦτο ποιήσω, καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὸν σῖτον καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου, Ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ θεός, Ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας, τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.
Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops. He began to think to himself, ‘I don’t have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do? This is what I will do,’ he told himself; ‘I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods. Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?’”
And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God’s sight.”
εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ.
Εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων, Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα. καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων, Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπεν, Τοῦτο ποιήσω, καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὸν σῖτον καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου, Ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ θεός, Ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας, τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.
The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 12: 15-21 [GNT (1992 ed.)]
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Luke 12: 15-21 [GNT (1992 ed.)] - Bible, vol. 2, New Testament | WIST Quotations
And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be.” Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a rich…
Often there is a seeming truce between the humanist and the religious believer, but in fact their attitudes cannot be reconciled: one must choose between this world and the next. And the enormous majority of human beings, if they understood the issue, would choose this world. They do make that choice when they continue working, breeding and dying instead of crippling their faculties in the hope of obtaining a new lease of existence elsewhere.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1947-03), “Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool,” Polemic Magazine, No. 7
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Essay (1947-03), "Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool," Polemic Magazine, No. 7 - Orwell, George | WIST Quotations
Often there is a seeming truce between the humanist and the religious believer, but in fact their attitudes cannot be reconciled: one must choose between this world and the next. And the enormous majority of human beings, if they understood the issue, would choose this world. They do make that…
But a normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. This is not solely because he is “weak”, “sinful” and anxious for a “good time”. Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. Ultimately it is the Christian attitude which is self-interested and hedonistic, since the aim is always to get away from the painful struggle of earthly life and find eternal peace in some kind of Heaven or Nirvana. The humanist attitude is that the struggle must continue and that death is the price of life.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1947-03), “Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool,” Polemic Magazine, No. 7
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Essay (1947-03), "Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool," Polemic Magazine, No. 7 - Orwell, George | WIST Quotations
But a normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. This is not solely because he is "weak", "sinful" and anxious for a "good time". Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life…
A quotation from A. E. Kittredge
My friend, there will come one day to you a Messenger, whom you cannot treat with contempt. He will say, “Come with me;” and all your pleas of business cares and earthly loves will be of no avail. When his cold hand touches yours, the key of the counting-room will drop forever, and he will lead you away from all your investments, your speculations, your bank-notes and real estate, and with him you will pass into eternity, up to the bar of God. You will not be too busy to die.Abbott Eliot "A. E." Kittredge (1834-1912) American clergyman and Presbyterian leader
(Attributed)
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Go to! Cast dust on those deaf skies, who spurn
Thy orisons and bootless prayers, and learn
To quaff the cup, and hover round the fair;
Of all who go, did ever one return?
Thy orisons and bootless prayers, and learn
To quaff the cup, and hover round the fair;
Of all who go, did ever one return?
Omar Khayyám (1048-1123) Persian poet, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer [عمر خیام]
Rubáiyát [رباعیات], Bod. # 97 [tr. Whinfield (1883), # 267]
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