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John.15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

There is an age old war that has raged since the birth of sin into our world, from the Garden of Eden flesh against Spirit, specifically, God Holy Spirit against the sinful thoughts of mankind. There is no dwelling between these two, they are as opposed to each other as light is to darkness, but false religion has always tried to mix flesh into Spirit creating a hodgepodge of religion babel!

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Christ speaks to his disciples the truth no one wants to here, they would not have peace upon earth in their flesh, instead tribulation 10-days all the days of their life in the flesh, but why? Simply, put God's Holy Spirit is against all the ways of our sinful flesh, he is not trying to reform it, he is killing the sinful flesh desires. This truth is not known too the world, it is known by those who are spirit, who have been born again out of sin into Christ Jesus. Hence, the world does work for them, no more than it did for Christ.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

Romans 8:13 For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Many religions make there members a part of the world boasting in the materially sound educated families as an icon witness to the world, but Christ and none of his followers every did, nor were they the outstanding citizen of their times. Herein, is the confusion of false religion thinking that because they use God's word the bible, and don't go along with certain unrighteous practice they are a spiritual person. Such things are commendable, but it does not make them a part of Christ, hence, no part of the world.

1 Corinthians 2:12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 4:9 For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

1 Corinthians 4:13 Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

The context Christ speak to here is simple, if you are part of his life, not part of the bible, or a religion, than, and only than, are you no part of the world as Christ own life is no part of this world. Subsequently, if your no part of this world by Holy Spirit birth, than you are part of the heavenly Kingdom of God opposed to all the things of this world and its desires, hence, hated!

1 John 2:15 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's. 17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

Christ righteousness does not exist in a religion or a place upon earth, Christ righteousness exist in his body, a spiritual body, given to each member of his body as a temple for God, a spiritual temple. This temple is no part of this world, nothing within God's spiritual temple is sinful flesh, it is Holy Spirit which does not promote or reform the desires of our sinful flesh.

2 Peter 1:4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

1Cor.1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

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