1 John 2:15-17 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. 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. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
John poses to us here that there are two diametrically opposed ways of living: the will of God, or the worldly way. But what is it that is so bad with this world God has made? Are trees evil? Should we hate other people, when God Himself loved the world - the people and every creation He had made? What is there to not love? The system run by sin - where selfish human desire, covetousness, and arrogant human pride determine what is done. not only are these things NOT by God's creative design, the are things that will not last forever. It is an extremely short-sighted way to live, ignoring the God Who made us.
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