1 John 2:15-17
"Love Not The World"
What is the world? "For the whole world system, based as it is on men's primitive nature, their greedy ambitions and the glamor of all that they think splendid, is not derived from the farther at all, but from the world itself" The Bible warns us in 1John 2:15-17 "Love Not The World, neither the things that are in the world. For when you love these things you show that you do not really love God; for all these worldly things, these evil desires----the craze for sex, the ambition to buy everything that appeals to you, and the pride that comes from wealth and importance-----this are not from God. They are from these evil world itself, And this world is fading away, and these evil forbidden things are going with it, but whoever keeps doing the will of God will live forever.
I do not know anyone who is in love with this world who has ever been used of God in any significant way. There is nothing wrong with money and other material success. However, we are to wear the cloak of expressions of materialism loosely. We are to set our affection on Christ and His Kingdom, not on the material things of this world. Our Lord left us with this promise, "But take courage; I have overcome the world."
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister: Robert A. Lail
The Cross Life Ministry
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