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Do Not Love the World

Do Not Love the World

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The difference between remaining firm in Christ or being swept away by sin is determined by what you love, so you cannot love the world. Well, we’re getting to the point in our series in First John, when you will start to see some of the preaching team up here on Sunday mornings. And I am excited for you to hear the sermons that these guys have been preparing. We got together yesterday for our second workshop to share outlines with each other. And it was just a great time of learning together. A couple of months ago, we used the passage that I am preaching this morning as a group exercise. So we all broke down the argument together. And then they helped me develop the outline that I’m using today. So if this sermon is any good, you can thank them. And if it’s bad, feel free to blame them, actually. It’s fine. It’s totally fine. No, I’m very excited. Next week, Pastor James will be preaching his first Sunday sermon here at Calvary. And as part of that service, we are going to have a prayer of installation for him at all three of our services. So, please come and support him. I got to hear his sermon yesterday in full and you are not going to want to miss it. As I mentioned last week, the Apostle John is now directly addressing the people in the church who love Jesus. He’s writing this letter to them to remind them of who they are in Christ. He’s telling us about our own identity. He’s saying, don’t forget this. You’ve been forgiven by Jesus. You know the eternal God. Sin has no actual power over you anymore. You’re in the father’s family. And he’s doing this because he’s concerned. False theology is on its way. If it hasn’t arrived already. Lies are going to try to work their way into the hearts and minds of these people that he loves so much. And so this letter is an attempt to anchor the people in the gospel that they already know, so that they can stand up against the waves that are coming, that will try to drive them away from Jesus. And John has one very simple, straightforward command for the church. This is the first command in the letter. John is going to use an imperative or a command seven times in this letter, but this one is the first. Do not love the world. Do not love the world. Now that requires definition and qualification. We have to know what we’re talking about here. But I want you to hear right up front this morning, church, the difference between remaining firm in Christ or being swept away by sin is determined by what you love. So you cannot love the world. We’re in First John chapter two, verses 15 to 17. Today we’re looking at three verses. John first gives us the command, and then he gives us three reasons why we need to follow it, which all have to do with how the world relates to God our Father. It’s a simple structure, but there’s so much packed into these short verses. Let’s start with the command. Do not love the world or the things in the world. This is one of those seemingly simple phrases that becomes more complex the more you think about it. It’s like when Jesus says, love your neighbor as yourself. That seems simple, right? Love your neighbor as yourself. But then at the time Jesus said this, a lawyer piped up and said, okay, hey, not so fast, who exactly is my neighbor? And I might add, and how do I have to love him? And of course, Jesus defined his terms beautifully with the parable of the Good Samaritan, which effectively closed any loopholes that someone might use to hold on to their bias or their hate. In our passage this morning, we also need to define the terms. First of all, what is this world that we are not to be loving? Every college and NFL end zone I have ever seen has a guy holding a sign that says John 3:16 that he’s hoping that I will then turn to it in my Bible where I will read, for God so loved the world. That’s in John’s gospel. Same author here. So John says, God loves the world, but then he says that we are not to love the world. What is going on here? Well, the word world in the Bible has a variety of different meanings, so you always have to look carefully at how it’s being used. John himself, earlier in this chapter, in chapter two, said that Jesus is the propitiation for our sins and that not only of ours, but of the whole world. So there in verse two, he’s clearly referring to the fact that Jesus is the one Savior for all people, no matter where they live in the world. That is very close to what John means in John 3:16. God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. The people clearly are in view when he says the word world there. And just as clearly John is not telling us here in chapter two, verse 15 not to love people. If you look at the next verse, you’ll see that sinful desires and pride are listed as things in the world. So when John says, do not love the world, he’s referring to those things in the ...
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