Something or someone WILL have our affections. If we aren't straining towards Godliness with the mind of Christ then something else will steal our affections away. Paul warns the believers of the consequences of being an "enemy of the cross of Christ." It would be of utmost importance for us to figure out what it looks like to be an enemy of the cross considering Paul said that those people would end up in hell. Who is your savior? ... You and all your stuff or the Creator of it all?
Additional Scripture References:
Philippians 2:4, Galatians 5:11, Galatians 6:12-14, Romans 14:17, Romans 16:18, Romans 8:16-19, 1 Peter 1:3-4, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Revelation 21:1-5, John 14:2-3, Ephesians 3:20-21
