Fellowship and Love for the World (2)

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Fellowship and Love for the World

–17Sermon Outline References: , Creator: Archie L. Edwards, Sr., Title: Fellowship and Love for the World

1 John 2:15 KJV 1900

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.

1 John 2:15–17 KJV 1900

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. For 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. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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.