in the world and yet not to be
of the world by Mary Winslow. They are not of the world, just
as I am not of the world. John chapter 17 verse 16. What a difficult matter it is
to be in the world and yet not to be of the world. Our Lord
Himself carried out this principle. He passed through the world as
one who was not of it. Oh, that we could but imitate
His holy example! It should be our whole endeavor
to do all the good we can in it and for it, and yet to never
imbibe its spirit, its principles, and its maxims. How can a believer
walk through this world safely and securely? Only as he is upheld
by a strength that is omnipotent. I am passing through a world
lying in the wicked one. I belong to another kingdom which
is not of this world. Dear friend, see then your High
Calling. He has called you to come out
of the world and to be separate, in principle, in practice, in
heart. If you belong to the world, it
would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to
the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is
why the world hates you. John chapter 15, verse 19. I have given them your word,
and the world hates them because they do not belong to the world,
just as I do not belong to the world. John chapter 17, verse
14.