oSee 1 Cor. 1:18
Micah 2:11
11If a man should go about and autter wind and lies,saying, “I will preach to you bof wine and strong drink,”
he would be the preacher for this people!
John 7:7
7The world cannot hate you, but cit hates me because I testify about it that dits works are evil.John 15:19
19 eIf you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because fyou are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.Romans 16:18
18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but gtheir own appetites, ▼▼Greek their own belly
and iby smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12
8And then jthe lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus kwill kill with lthe breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by mthe appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan nwith all power and false signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked deception for othose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore pGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe qwhat is false, 12in order that all may be condemned rwho did not believe the truth but shad pleasure in unrighteousness.James 4:4
4 tYou adulterous people! ▼▼Greek You adulteresses!
Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? vTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 2 Peter 2:18-19
18For, wspeaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely xescaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them yfreedom, zbut they themselves are slaves ▼▼Greek bondservants
of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
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