Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World

People today have access to endless pleasures and luxuries: cars to drive, clothes to wear, vacations to take, and entertainment to enjoy. Yet despite the fact that the pursuit of such things is the norm in our world today, this mind-set is opposite of what God desires for his people. How, then, are Christians to relate to the world in which we live? In Worldliness, C. J. Mahaney and fellow pastors such as Dave Harvey, Jeff Purswell, and Bob Kauflin wisely lead us to see the often subtle presence of worldliness in our hearts. Looking specifically at the media we consume, the music we listen to, the modesty we cultivate, and the material possessions we collect, this book stands as a passionate plea for Christians to avoid the dangers of being shaped by the world and instead pursue godliness through the grace of the gospel.

Editor:

J. Mahaney is the senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville. He has written, edited and contributed to numerous books, including Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology; Don't Waste Your Sports; and Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God. C. J. and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of three married daughters and one son, and the happy grandparents to twelve grandchildren.

Table of Contents:

Contributors

Foreword     John Piper

1. Is This Verse in Your Bible?     C. J. Mahaney

2. God, My Heart, and Media     Craig Cabaniss

3. God, My Heart, and Music     Bob Kauflin

4. God, My Heart, and Stuff      Dave Harvey

5.  God, My Heart, and Clothes     C. J. Mahaney

6. How to Love the World     Jeff Purswell

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Modesty Heart Check

Appendix B: Considering Modesty on Your Wedding Day

Discussion Questions

Notes