1 John 2:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Love not

If

Matthew 6:24

Luke 16:13

James 4:4

The love

1 John 3:17

General references

Bible References

Love not

These people belong to the world. That is why they speak from the world's perspective, and the world listens to them.

because everyone who is born from God has overcome the world. Our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.

Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be the Messiah's servant.

that you once practiced as you lived according to the ways of this present world and according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now active in those who are disobedient.

Therefore, if you have been raised with the Messiah, keep focusing on the things that are above, where the Messiah is seated at the right hand of God.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

If

"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"

"No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!"

You adulterers! Don't you know that friendship with the world means hostility with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.

The love

Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him?

General references

and any winged insect that crawls on four legs is detestable for you.

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes came up and choked them out, and they didn't produce anything.

In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions."