[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-impacting-but-not-worldly":3,"\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-impacting-but-not-worldly-surround":82},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"bibleBooks":8,"body":17,"columnName":64,"date":67,"description":23,"extension":68,"image":69,"meta":70,"minRead":65,"navigation":71,"path":72,"postType":73,"publication":74,"publicationUrl":69,"seo":75,"stem":76,"topics":77,"__hash__":81},"blog\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-impacting-but-not-worldly.md","World-Impacting, but not Worldly",{"name":7},"Dave Faust",[9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16],"Romans","John","1 Peter","1 Corinthians","1 John","Luke","Psalms","Acts",{"type":18,"value":19,"toc":63},"minimark",[20,24,38,44,47,50,53,56],[21,22,23],"p",{},"God calls us to impact the world, but not to imitate the world. I have been trying to think of a clever catchphrase to describe the difference between worldly people and those who change the world in a positive way.",[21,25,26,30,31,34,35,37],{},[27,28,29],"em",{},"Kosmos",", the Greek word translated “world” in the New Testament, is a multi-faceted term. From *kosmos *we derive words like cosmology and cosmetics. In Romans 1:20, ",[27,32,33],{},"kosmos"," refers to God’s creation. The word can mean humanity in general, as in John 3:16 (“for God so loved the world”). It can mean adornment like hairstyles, jewelry, and clothing (1 Peter 3:3). It describes the temporary setting where we experience pleasure and suffering (1 Corinthians 7:31 says, “the world in its present form is passing away”). And sometimes ",[27,36,33],{}," refers to the sin-laden spiritual environment that lures us away from God. That’s why 1 John 2:15-17 warns us not to love the world or be deceived by worldly lust, power, and sinful desires.",[21,39,40,41,43],{},"I wish I could come up with a catchy name or phrase that expresses what it means to impact the ",[27,42,33],{}," without being captured by it. I thought of “Cosmopolitan Christian,” but that sounds like a magazine cover. “Cosmetic Christian”? No way. “Cosmo Christian”? I don’t think so.",[21,45,46],{},"I considered other possibilities. Using the initials for Global Minded, I wondered if “GM Christian” might work, but that sounds like a car dealership.",[21,48,49],{},"Eyes on the World",[21,51,52],{},"A flashy name for the idea still eludes me, but here are some characteristics of the kind of people who impact the world in a positive way.",[21,54,55],{},"Come to think of it, I don’t need to come up with a fancy name for a person who impacts",[21,57,58,59,62],{},"the world. Disciples enthusiastic about God’s worldwide mission shouldn’t be unusual; they should be normal. And we already have a term for that: ",[27,60,61],{},"Christians",".",{"title":64,"searchDepth":65,"depth":65,"links":66},"",2,[],"December 2018","md",null,{},true,"\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-impacting-but-not-worldly","column","The Lookout",{"title":5,"description":23},"articles\u002Fworld-impacting-but-not-worldly",[78,79,80],"Biblical Theology","Perseverance in Suffering","Spiritual Formation","wzv31judLBHvysoyuWfIuiPjIWaByfqtgzqxw6yuq9c",[83,88],{"title":84,"path":85,"stem":86,"description":87,"children":-1},"Working Together","\u002Farticles\u002Fworking-together","articles\u002Fworking-together","Who made the dinner? The farmer who grew the wheat? The miller who ground the flour? The baker who baked the bread? The chef who cooked the food? The server who brought it to the table?",{"title":89,"path":90,"stem":91,"description":92,"children":-1},"Worship Is a Verb","\u002Farticles\u002Fworship-is-a-verb","articles\u002Fworship-is-a-verb","*Can you identify an English word that uses all the *vowels* including Y?* *Unquestionably!*"]