Profiting from the word - Pink - VII - Chapter 7

Required reading

Profiting from the Word by A. W. Pink (available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example) - Read Chapter 7, 'The Scriptures and the World'.

My notes and thoughts
Today Pink encourages us to profit from the Scriptures by learning seven things about the world: (i) the world's true character; (ii) that the world is an enemy to be resisted and overcome; (iii) that Christ died to deliver us from 'this present evil world'; (iv) we need weaning from the world; (v) we need to walk in separation from the world; (vi) we need to evoke the hatred of the world; (vii) we need to be elevated above the world.

I love it when Pink closes his chapters challenging the reader.  His questions are first-rate: 'Now, my reader, do you really wish to measure yourself by the contents of this chapter?  Then seek honest answers to the following questions.  First, what are the objects before your mind in times of recreation?  What do your thoughts most run upon?  Second, what are the objects of your choice?  When you have to decide how to spend an evening or the Sabbath afternoon, what do you select?  Third, which occasions you the most sorrow, the loss of earthly things, or lack of communion with God?  Which causes greatest grief (or chagrin), the spoiling of your plans, or the coldness of your heart to Christ?  Fourth, what is your favourite topic of conversation?  Do you hanker after the news of the day, or to meet with those who talk of the 'altogether lovely' One?  Fifth, do your 'good intentions' materialize, or are they nothing but empty dreams?  Are you spending more or less time than formerly on your knees?  Is the Word sweeter to your taste, or has your soul lost its relish for it?'  I wish he ended his chapters this way every time. 

Now it's your turn

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