Fellowship and Love for the World

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Fellowship and Love for the World

I. The Substance of the Command (v. ).

A. “Love not the world.”

B. “Neither the things that are in the world”:

1. “Lust of the flesh” (v. ).

2. “Lust of the eyes” (v. ).

3. “Pride of life” (v. ).

II. The Support for the Command.

A. “For all that is in the world … is not of the Father” (v. ).

B. “The world passeth away, and the lust thereof” (v. ).

C. “He that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” (v. ).

Edwards, A. L., Sr. (1978). Outlines on the Gospel of John and First John (p. 47). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.