I can see this is going to be a long discussion, LoL. How do you differentiate between the world and the earth?
Btw, I only have so much stamina for discussions like this, and my clock is running. Ha!
boy, i'm not sure how ppl conflate them, this is...something i've never really confronted before in others i guess, till here. So i don't want to redefine something Scripture has defined, but my understanding is that Kosmos, World is what people make on the Erets, Earth, and we can either be "of the world" or not of it, we can also be in it but not of it, etc. Wild animals are not "of the world," little kids are not, until they "find" it so to speak, the world is what is
passing away as opposed to the earth,
we shall reign upon the earth, the "god of this world" is satan, 4:4, one of the Corinthians i think...um, i guess whenever i hear "world" i think "some guy's will or some bunch of guys, not God's will."
Yes, our contemporary lives are getting better. Much better. But while you might view me as too pessimistic, I think our spiritual and moral condition may soon go to Hell in a handbasket. Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth, not Christianity, and they have this nasty way of settling disputes by strapping explosives to themselves and blowing up large numbers of people, or taking over buildings and gunning them all down, or lining people up and filming themselves cutting their heads off shouting "Allahu Akbar!"
ah, that is strictly the stage show for the MSM, those "Muslims" usually have Special Forces tattoos i guess lol, rarely know which direction Mecca is, and most likely get paid from your treasury i guess. Are some "Muslims" like that anyway? sure, they are just people, and you won't convince any of them that Hitler was not a Christian either, i guess.
but if you perceive them as your enemy, then i guess your path is clear, but i would like to at least suggest that you note any incongruous lack of personal grievance in this context, iow an accounting of your personal grievances against Muslims will be duly noted and will be admitted as evidence, ok?
And if the economies of this world grind to a halt under the massive debt load (which I think they will), we will likely see ALL of humanity revert back to immoral states far worse than anything my great grandfather ever witnessed.
Sorry about the negativity, but what I see coming will not be pretty (unfortunately).
the eye is the lamp of the body, and what "we" see is what we get i bet!
you are being honest here, and condemning yourself at the same time, see.
we anticipate a Zombie Apocalypse, and ignore the dying right now, the 51% fat, sick, and nearly dead i guess. I mean i know ppl perish for lack of a vision, but yikes?