"World Passing Away"

Their Spiritual State                       1 John 2

¹² I write to you, little children,
    Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.

¹³ I write to you, fathers,
    Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young men,
    Because you have overcome the wicked one.

I write to you, little children,
    Because you have known the Father.

¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers,
    Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.

I have written to you, young men,
    

Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
    And you have overcome the wicked one.

 

Do Not Love the World

¹⁵ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

 ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 


¹⁷ And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.