November 30, 2025 
The world crucified!
Charles Spurgeon, “Three Crosses“
Galatians 6:14, “But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”
The apostle Paul speaks with Spirit-given clarity: the world has been crucified to him. He looked upon the world–its pride, its rebellion, its mockery of God–as crucified and dead. The same world that crucified the Lord of glory (Acts 2:36) cannot be trusted, admired, or feared.
The world’s character is condemned. Paul saw a world that rejected Jesus, the eternal truth; and hated and murdered Jesus, the only Savior of sinners, in His perfect innocence. The world’s values, judgments, and opinions were worthless to Paul.
Just so, must the believer think biblically about the “spirit of the age.” Public opinion, cultural trends, and fashionable ideas–deserve no authority over a Christian conscience held captive to the Word of God (2 Corinthians 10:5). The Christian will never deny or soften Scripture truth, to satisfy a world that despises his Savior and Lord.
The world’s pleasures are rotten. Today’s entertainments spring from the same soil of depravity (Ephesians 5:11). The world’s pleasures are not neutral; they reveal a heart in rebellion towards God (James 4:4). Paul looked upon all the world’s pleasures as so much rottenness–a carcass nailed to a cross.
The world’s honors are empty. Most who possess power, wealth, and applause–are enslaved to lust and pride. Worldly status is but a chain of vanity (1 John 2:16–17). The Christian must never seek those painted vanities which the world desires.
The world’s riches are futile. Content with food and clothing (1 Timothy 6:8), Paul viewed mammon as temporary and ultimately useless. The world shouts, “Make money at all costs!” Scripture whispers a better wisdom: “Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death (Proverbs 11:4). Grasping, hoarding, and coveting are idolatry!
When Paul said that the world was crucified to him, he meant just this: “I am not enslaved by any of its pursuits. I care nothing for its maxims. I am not governed by its spirit. I do not court its smiles. I do not fear its threatenings. It is not my master, nor am I its slave.” So says every true believer.
To be a follower of Jesus is to nail the world to the cross, and to find in Him a new Master, new desires, and a new destiny.
Christian! Can you say that the world, in its riches and honors, as well as in its despicable vices, and its manifold vanities–is a crucified thing to you?
iChristian 
One can never get enough Spurgeon my friend. I have reposed this to my site.
Interesting topic. We are called to cast away worldly affairs 2 Corinthians 6:17 while at the same time commanded to go among the worldly, Matthew 28:18-20.
Some take both extremes; the legalist will separate themselves from all worldliness and the liberalist will invite the world into the church. In quoting Galatians Paul makes it clear neither are a proper response. The true Christian has a Christ centered focused response to the worlds Character, Pleasures, Honors, and Riches.
A belated Happy New Year to you and Sarah
Ooops, belated Happy Thanksgiving to you and Sarah. That is what I get for trying using auto correct 🙃
Thank you Steve
The truth of separating ourselves from worldly desires is a deep need for all of us, and yet, it can be one of the hardest things to do. The enemy has made the world tantalizing and immediate. God’s voice is often quiet and gentle. Crucifying the world on the cross is a picture of humility and obedience. We do get to choose our Master. And there is only One who is fit to hold that title. Beautiful truths, my friend.