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NASB | 1 John 2:15 ¶ Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:15 ¶ Do not love the world [of sin that opposes God and His precepts], nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
Bible Question:
In I Corr. 3:1-4 Paul speaks about the carnal christian. What are some of the things that we can see in our congregation that are signs of being a carnal christian. You might be a carnal cristian if--- I would like help in idenifying those characteristics that are visible in carnal christians. Also any scripture that help us avoid these pitfalls. Thanks, JAL |
Bible Answer: Dear JAL, Another term for "carnal" is simply lost. Our time might be better spent knowing what the wheat looks like rather than the tares. Our Savior spends considerable time describing such a person in passages like John 15. The added advantage of looking at the Gospel of John is that it helps us understand the message that he conveys in his epistles. In Him, Doc |