The First General Epistle of John
Chapter 2:15-17
Geneva Bible Translation
15 Love not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man love this world, the love of the Father is not in him. (a)
16 For all that is in this world, (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life) is not of the Father, but is of this world.
17 And this world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that fulfilleth the will of God, abideth ever.
The moral admonition not to love the world is also practical advice, for it is already clear that the world is passing away (v. 17). As in John’s Gospel, the “world” is the system of rebellion and pride that seeks to displace God and His rule. It is this system rather than the created order itself which is “not from the Father” and which has already been marked for judgment and destruction (John 12:31). Those who are not of the world receive the word of the Father from Jesus (John 17:14) and show by their response to it that they are chosen for salvation and eternal life.
Notations - Reformation Study Bible
(a) John 15:19, 17:16; Romans 12:12, 13:14; Ephesians 2:3; James 1:27, 4:4, 16
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