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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:
Since the bible clearly states that God loved the world, Why can't I? 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. —1 John 2:15 John 3:16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[1] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
Bible Answer: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. The first verse simply means God loves the whole world,all the people of the world and gave His Son to die and rise again for their salvation if they will believe on Jesus Christ and commit their lives to serving Him. The second verse is using the word world as it relates to worldy things that are sensual and sinful. For instance instead of saying it like this.. Love not lusts of the flesh, pride and baostful spirit, sexual lusts, rich luxurious living that caters to your sensual appetites, dressing as if you want others to think you are sexualy available, and the list would go on and on filling volumes of books... Instead of saying that the word "world" is used. Worldliness is being motivated and controlled by the appetites of the carnal nature that demand gratification regardless of morality, Holiness denies the appetites of the flesh, putting them down daily until they are so mortified that they are silent and do not demand gratification and the thought of gratifying them or stirring them up makes the holy man ill to his stomach to even contemplate due to the fear of God placed in his heart by the Holy Spirit. It is a walk that begins with conversion and then you take up the cross daily dying to yourself and living unto God, but the Lords ways are much more fun than the worlds ways so that in a short time you find that what you gave up and denied of the flesh was like giving up dung for a steak or giving up death for Life. Only a fool and blind chooses death over life. God loving the world does not mean loving sin, but all the people of the world. |
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