Do Not Love The World
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
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Key Verse 15: Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Define “The World”. What are some examples of the things in the world that we may love?(16)
V15. Why do you think that the love of the Father is not in us if we love the world or the things of the world?
V16. Why is it a problem that these things of the world do not come from the Father but from the world?
What is an example of the desires of the flesh?
What is an example of the desires of the eyes?
What is an example of the pride of life?
See Luke 4:1-13
V17. What is a major issue with the world and the things in the world according to verse 17? In contrast, what happens when we do the will of God?
Application: Why does loving the world or the things of the world cause conflict with doing the will of God? Why do you think these two things are compared against each other?