D.L. Moody wrote in the front of his Bible, “This book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book.”
The last night of our Savior’s life on earth, He prayed to His Heavenly Father for everyone who would ever believe on Him.
John 17:14-15 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
The Word of God exposes the deceptions and dangerous devices of this world. The world hates believers because we don’t belong to it's system (John 15:18-19). They don't understand spiritual things.
When we were saved, we were set apart for God. As we grow in faith, our love for sin is less and love for God is more. All of this comes through reading the Word and allowing the Spirit of God to give us understanding.
One of the first steps toward the world is neglect of the Word of God.
