1 John 2:12-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
At this point John digresses. First he speaks to the church. His 'children','fathers','young men', reflect three stages in spiritual growth or maturity.
From the church he turns to the world, which Christians must not love. What does this mean? John characterizes the world as humanity at loggerheads(相持不下) with God, self-centred, proud, acquisitive; the whole evil system. To love the world is to accept its values and attitudes. But this world is destined to end, and John says that end is near.
Why?
Think the stage of my church is stay in which position? children, young men or fathers?
This world is anti-Christ system, self-centred, proud and acquisitive, and this world is destined to end.
Only does the will of God lives forever. Not love but does the will of God!
The world and its desires pass away: all will fading away and be destroyed!
How?
Do the will of God!
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