| WORLDLINESS See also:World | 屬世的 |
| A man caught up with this world is not ready for the
next one. Charles Addams 一個緊抓著今生的人還未預備好進入來生。 |
| Jesus did not pray that his
Father would take Christians out of the world, but that he would take the world out of
Christians. Billy Graham 耶穌並沒有祈求天父將基督徒從世界上帶走，而是祈求祂將「世界」從基督徒的生命中除去。 |
| There is no surer evidence of an unconverted state
than to have the things of the world uppermost in our aim, love and estimation. Joseph Alleine 再沒有比將世界高高擺在我們的目標、愛慕及評價中還能證明尚未歸主的事實。 |
| If we loved the world the
way God loves it, we wouldn't love it the way we shouldn't love it. John Piper 如果我們能以神愛世界的方式去愛這世界，我們就不會以那種不該愛的方式去溺愛這世界。 |
| If you are wise, let the world pass, lest you pass
away with the world. Augustine 如果你夠聰明，就讓世界過去，免得你與世界一同過去。 |
| I looked for the church and
I found it in the world; I looked for the world and I found it in the church. Horatius Bonar 我尋找教會，我在世界找到教會；我尋找世界，卻在教會找到世界。 |
| The two poles could sooner meet, than the love of
Christ and the love of the world. Thomas Brooks 南北兩極能相遇，那愛基督與愛世界就會相遇。 |
| It is infinitely better to
have the whole world for our enemies and God for our friends, than to have the whole world
for our friends and God for our enemy. John Brown 縱有全世界與我們為敵，上帝為我們的朋友，遠勝過全世界與我為友，上帝與我為敵。 |
| There are Christians living on spiritual stale bread
and mouldy cheese when they might be enjoying roast turkey from heaven! A. Lindsay Glegg 有些應該享受屬天烤火雞大餐的基督徒，在靈命上卻過著啃陳麵包與發霉乳酪的生活。 |
| If you find yourself loving
any pleasure better than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better
than the house of God, any table better than the Lord's table, any person better than
Christ, any indulgence better than the hope of heaven - take alarm! Thomas Guthrie 如果你發現你喜愛任何樂事勝過禱告，任何書本勝過聖經，任何建築勝過上帝的家，任何桌子勝過主的桌子，任何人勝過基督，任何嗜好勝過天上的盼望 - 你就該警覺了！ |
| When the night-club invades the sanctuary it ought
not to be difficult for any Bible Christian to discern the time of day. Vance Havner 如果教會搞得像夜店一樣，只要是稍微懂聖經的人，一眼就能看出現狀有多離譜。 |
| Whoever marries the spirit
of this age will find himself a widower in the next. William Ralph Inge 那些盲目追求流行的人，很快就會被時代給甩了。 |
| It is better to trust in the Lord than in men or
princes; whereas whoever will live on worldly principles must carry the same strain and
care as does the man of the world. G. H. Lang 寧可信靠主勝過信靠任何人或王子；任何人依屬世原則度日必如同世人一般帶著同樣的疲累與掛慮。 |
| The legitimate courtesies of
life become positively sinful when they take priority over the interests of the Lord
Jesus. William MacDonald 當人的生活不再將以耶穌基督為念作為重要方針，那就是刻意的罪行了。 |
| The world is a dirty, defiling thing. A man
can hardly walk here but he shall defile his garments. The men of the world are
dirty, sooty creatures. We cannot converse with them but they leave their filthiness
upon us. Thomas Manton 世界是骯髒、玷污的東西。一個人很難走在其中而不弄髒衣服。屬世的人是骯髒、烏黑的受造物。我們難以影響他們，但他們會將他們的骯髒污穢我們。 |
| The only ultimate disaster
that can be befall us is to feel ourselves at home on this earth. Malcolm Muggeridge 唯一能臨到我們的最糟災害，就是覺得在世上如同在家一樣。 |
| Conformity to the world can be overcome by nothing
but conformity to Jesus. Andrew Murray 唯有活出基督的樣式，才能勝過世俗的同化。 |
| Worldliness and Christianity
are two such ends as never meet. Nehemiah Rogers 屬世與基督教是永不見面的兩端。 |
| It is dangerous dressing for another world by the
looking-glass of this world. William Secker 對來生而言，對著今世的穿衣鏡穿衣可是十分危險。 |
| He who has the smile of the
ungodly must look for the frown of God. C. H. Spurgeon 凡是得著不虔誠者微笑（認同）的人，就必須做好面對上帝皺眉（譴責）的心理準備。 |
| You might as well talk about a heavenly devil as
talk about a worldly Christian. Billy Sunday 談論一個「世俗化的基督徒」，就如同談論一個「天堂裡的惡魔」一樣荒謬。 |
| Worldliness is a spirit, an
atmosphere, an influence permeating the whole of life and human society, and it needs to
be guarded against constantly and strenuously. W. H. Griffith Thomas 世俗主義是一種精神、一種氛圍、一種滲透進整個生命與人類社會的影響力；我們必須時刻警覺，並竭力防範它。 |
| It is scarcely possible in most places to get anyone
to attend a meeting where the only attraction is God. A. W. Tozer 在大多數地方，如果一場集會唯一的吸引力是上帝本身，那麼幾乎不可能招攬到任何人來參加。 |
| Of all the calamities that
have been visited upon the world, the surrender of the human spirit to this present world
and its ways is the worst, without any doubt. A. W. Tozer 在世界所遭遇的一切災難中，人類靈魂向現世及其行徑屈服，毫無疑問是最慘重的一場。 |
| Pleasure, profit, preferment are the worldling's
trinity. John Trapp 享樂、利益、晉升，就是俗世信徒的「三位一體」。 |
| There is not a minute to
waste in getting the world out of the church and the church into the world. Foy Valentine 刻不容緩，我們必須立即行動：將世俗趕出教會，並將教會帶入世界。 |
| Make no mistake about it, the world with its
unbelief is a spiritual ice-house, and too much contact with it will quickly cool the
spirit. Malcolm Watts 千萬別搞錯了：這個充滿不信（懷疑）的世界，本質上就是一間屬靈的冰窖；與它過度接觸，很快就會讓你心靈的熱度冷卻下來。 |