The term flirt is an intransitive verb which means to behave in a playful or alluring manner. At the high school and college level, flirting is a method used to ascertain whether or not another individual shares any interest in you. Like a scientific experiment, probing, tickling or winking either stimulates a mutual connection with another person or results in a cold rejection. Unfortunately, flirting with the world is like playing with fire, often leaving deep scars from where your soul got burned.
Eve introduced the world to flirting in Genesis 3. Flirting begins in Eve’s mind, questioning the boundaries God had set in Genesis 2:16-17. As Eve’s thoughts began to wander, her eyes enter the fray, lusting over the beauty of the fruit on the Tree of Knowledge. Cain had a similar problem in Genesis 4:6-7 as God tries to intervene to prevent free will from being exercised in the form of murder. According to Jesus in Matthew 5:21-22, the jealousy within Cain’s heart, led to immense hatred, ultimately planting the seed to kill. When you flirt with the ways of the world, death and destruction often follow, Deuteronomy 30:17-18.
In his book entitled Flirting with the World, John White reaches a scary conclusion about the impact flirting is having on the church. According to White, “the sexual behavior of Christians has reached the point of being indistinguishable from that of non-Christians”. In an attempt to blend in, trying not to offend others, the salt of faith has lost its flavor and the light of Jesus is experiencing nation wide power outages, Matthew 5:13-16. As godly role models continue to fall from grace, an “everybody’s doing it” mindset has led saints toward a pit of despair, James 1:13-15. Intervention, public confession and accountability is essential to break free from the bondage to sin, James 5:16. Therefore, if you think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, think twice before you actually flirt with the world.
by Jay Mankus
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