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1 John 2:15,16

15Love 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. 16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (King James Version)

  • What does the New Testament say about “the world”? How is the term used among Jesus and His apostles?

  • How do we understand John’s definition found in 1 John 2:16?
  • What exactly is the relation between Jesus’ followers to the world? How accurate is the saying “we are in the world but not of the world”?
  • How should followers of Jesus treat those who are in “the world”? With love or opposition?
  • What does “overcoming the world” mean (1 John 4:4, 5:4-5)?
  • What does the New Testament say about the ruler of this world (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11)?
  • Once we know the character, scope and parameters of the world, what do we do with this information?
  • What is the relationship between the world and the flesh–lust, desires? Can we have good desires?
  • What is the alternative to “the world”? The Kingdom of God, salvation,…?

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