Bible Question: how can we avoid loving the world? |
Bible Answer: Let me answer this perhaps a little differently. I personally have a hard time saying I hate sin. What I hate is consequences of sin and I see sin as the deception it is. 1 John 2:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. The real problem is the deception that sin is better than God. That is what I hate. Example I can't say I hate pride but if I allow pride to replace God in my life then it is sin. The problem isn't pride it is what I allow it to do in my life that makes me rebel against God's will. |