Loving the world involves associating one's self with it, becoming jointly liable with it in its enmity against God. "Adulteresses," says James, "Know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God?" (James 4:4). "No servant can serve two masters," says Jesus, "for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other" (Luke 16:13). In spite of all our explanations and excuses, this is in fact how God considers things. Let us carefully hold on to this truth; may it prevent us from linking ourselves with the world under any pretext whatever, for whatever work, for whatever reason, however attractive it may appear to be. If we disregard these warnings, how shall we escape the judgment that will fall on the world?

—H.L. Rossier