Are you an "in the world" Christian or "of the world" Christian?

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
    Last week pastor asked us to think about 2 questions, and one is what does "world" mean to you as a Christian.  Hmm.  As we travel through the modern world, the 21st Century, world tends to take on a distorted view.  Can you be of the world physically?  Can you be of the world spiritually?
   As a believer in Jesus Christ I am of this world physically; however, I am not part of it.  Huh? Not part of it meaning we do not have the same values as the world.  Look at John 17:14-15 (click here for parallels)

¹⁴ I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
¹⁵ I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
      As believers we are to be set apart; to not engage in the sinful activities the world promotes, our mind should not be corrupted to the ways of the world.
    As believers we are to conform ourselves, and our minds, to that of Jesus Christ.  This is a daily activity and commitment. Look at Romans 12:1-2 (click on to see parallels) 

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
   Being in the world means we can enjoy the things of the world, like the beauty, however, we are not to join in the world values or lust/covet worldly pleasures.  Our "pleasure" should come in knowing God has called you, you are a child of God, and pleasure comes in our worship to God.  Food for thought.  Comments?  love you all
In Christ's Love and Grace
    Johnny