(1 John 2:15-17)

I. “Do not love the world” (1 John 2:15)

A. What type of “love”? Agape – sacrificial love
B. What is “the world”?
1. God’s creation (John 1:10)
2. Mankind (1 John 2:2; John 3:16)
3. Hostility toward God (John 15:18; 1 John 3:1; 4:4-5)

C. What is your primary concern? (Romans 12:2)
D. “…or the things of the world” (Mark 10:17-22)
E. “…the love of the Father is not in him” (Matthew 6:24; Romans 8:5)

II. The temptations of the world (1 John 2:16)

A. “The three avenues of temptation” (Genesis 3:1-6; Matthew 4:1-11)
B. How to avoid the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (Galatians 5:16-24)

III. The fleeting nature of this world (1 John 2:17)

A. The world is fleeting, temporary, non-permanent (2 Corinthians 4:18; 2 Peter 3:10-12)
B. Eternal life is with God (2 Timothy 2:11; Matthew 25:46)