James 4:4
"You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy with God."
Do you not know? James assumes this to be common knowledge. Those who think that God is not hostile towards anyone are simply wrong. What's more interesting is that James equates "wishing" to be a friend of the world, not "being", with making oneself an enemy with God. O, how our discontent with what God has given us (acting like adulteresses) not only grieves our Lord, but also fans the flame of His terrifying anger. Do not love the world unless you want to make the Almighty your Enemy.
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