The World...

[sirk_nalnick]

What is it about this word that make some people freak out and others just roll their eyes. I'm not talking about our lovely blue planet, I'm talking about the world that is mentioned in this verses

Comments

[acewashy]

I can't remember who or where but that illustration has been used...and in truth it is a simple and true way to look at things. The lure you were talking about was actually adressed in the first movie (not to get too deep into illustrations) when one of the characters that was rescued actually sold his friends out in return for the pleasures of the fake world. We must constantly remind ourselves we are truly not of this world and that god has a much greater plan in store for us...or we to will fall into the belief that it is not woryh the constant fighting of our lusts and desires to adhere to God's word.

[sirk_nalnick]

I figured it had been used before I thought of it. I don't know if the writers for the Matrix were thinking of that when they wrote it, but it sure makes a good illustration of concept of the Christian in the world. Thanks for the comment.

[king_of_natar]

I've actually thought about our world as a Matrix of sorts. God created this world, but He reigns in heaven, which is different from our world. He created the rules of our world; gravity, pain, and other physical laws. He can "unplug" us from our dominion under the Prince of Darkness, but we have to be willing to accept His offer. The enemy can work against us through many circumstances and people in this world (inasmuch as God allows him to, anyway). God has a plan that we don't fully understand but should go along with, as we know that He knows. Etc., etc., etc.

[sirk_nalnick]

Thanks for the comment. Sounds like you've got a pretty clear picture of the way things are. One way the Matrix illustration breaks down is that this "world" is very much real. The choices made during our time here determine our ultimate destiny. Now there's a tough one for you. Do we trully have any choice? I tell you what, that is the hardest thing for me to "figure out"; not that I ever will.