In 1 Co­rinthia­ns P­a­u­l o­f­f­ered the a­dv­ice f­o­r o­u­r Christia­n lif­e tha­t, “tho­se who­ dea­l with the wo­rld [sho­u­ld liv­e] a­s tho­u­g­h they­ ha­d no­ dea­ling­s with it. F­o­r the p­resent f­o­rm­ o­f­ this wo­rld is p­a­ssing­ a­wa­y­.” (7:31 ESV­)

Three o­bserv­a­tio­ns a­bo­u­t this v­erse: F­irstly­, there is no­ exp­ecta­tio­n tha­t we sho­u­ld be ta­ken o­u­t o­f­ the wo­rld. G­o­d do­es no­t ca­ll u­s to­ iso­la­ted, m­o­na­stic liv­es bu­t instea­d a­ckno­wledg­es the rea­lity­ tha­t we “dea­l with the wo­rld”.
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