"ENEMY OF GOD!"

James 4:1-4                          (ESV)

"1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

4 You ADULTEROUS people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with GOD? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an "ENEMY OF GOD!"

Words are what people use to communicate what is on their heart or minds.  There are some people whose speech has been impeded and they cannot vocalize exactly the words the would like to say.  Imagine if there was no speech and your only way of communicating was what people detected from your Spirit?  Would there be more or less battles and wars between good and evil?   Would lying spirits still deceive?  Would our prayer lives be more intense as there would be no fancy words used to try and express to GOD our thoughts and feelings?

In John 4:24, JESUS says that "GOD is Spirit".   James 4:4 says that "friendship with the world is enmity with GOD".  Yet some in the church have tried to become "friendly" with the world to the point of attempting to justifying the worlds sinful lifestyles so as not to offend.  As disciples of Christ we are called to share the Good News that JESUS became flesh to pay a ransom for our iniquities, not because we deserved it, but because of GOD's grace and mercy.   

What is the meaning of "ADULTEROUS" people?   Most think of it as a spouse who has broken their marriage vows with someone they are not married to.   When someone becomes a believer in JESUS CHRIST they are essentially becoming part of the bride of CHRIST.  When the bride of CHRIST becomes friendly with the world there is a betrayal of the trust that has been placed in HIM.  We can still "LOVE" the person who sins without "LOVING" the lifestyle they are living in. 

A father can love his children with an unmatched love.  That doesn't mean he approves of every action of that child.  Even when the child violates the trust of the father, the love for that child still remains.  As believers in JESUS CHRIST we are like unto the aforementioned children.  Although we are instructed to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), we are not to wallow with them in their sin.  We do not want to be an "ENEMY OF GOD" by condoning the worlds lifestyle choices.  JESUS was hung on a cross because of HIS Holiness.  My choice is to live for HIM and not be an "ENEMY OF GOD"!