1 John 2:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The lust of the flesh

And the lust

Matthew 4:8

Luke 4:5

And the pride

Revelation 18:11

Is not

James 3:15

General references

Matthew 6:19

Mark 4:7

Luke 14:33

Bible References

The lust of the flesh

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and put a stop to gratifying the evil desires that lurk in your lower nature.

Now all these things occurred as warnings to us, to keep us from hankering after what is evil, in the ways they did.

For the cravings of the lower nature are just the opposite to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are just the opposite of those of the lower nature; these two are opposed to each other, so that you cannot do anything you please.

once lived while gratifying the cravings of our lower nature, as we continued to carry out the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were exposed to God's wrath, as the rest of mankind.

training us to give up godless ways and worldly cravings and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

For once we too were without understanding, disobedient, misled, habitual slaves to all sorts of passions and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy.

As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,

Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.

so that he no longer can spend the rest of his earthly life in harmony with human desires but in accordance with God's will.

especially those who satisfy their lower nature by indulging in its evil passions which defile them, and who despise authority. Daring, headstrong men! They do not tremble when they abuse persons of majesty,

These persons are grumblers, ever complaining about their lot. They live to satisfy their evil passions, their lips boast arrogant things, and they flatter others for personal gain.

And the lust

Again the devil took him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their splendor,

Then he took Him up and in a second of time he showed Him all the kingdoms of the world.

And the pride

The businessmen of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one can buy their cargoes anymore --

Is not

This is not the kind of wisdom that comes down from above; no, it is earthly, human, demoniacal.

General references

"Stop storing up your riches on earth where moths and rust make away with them, and where thieves break in and steal them.

Some fell among the thorn seed, and the thorns grew up and choked them out and they yielded no grain.

"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.