WOMAN OF PRAISE

1 John 2:15-17 15  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. The Apostle John says in I John 2:16 that there are three things that will let you know if the love of the Father is in you.   He summarizes them as follows: 1.     The lust of the flesh, which is according to the Amplified Bible’s definition, the craving for sensual gratification. 2.     The lust of the eyes, which is according to the Amplified Bible’s definition, the greedy longings of the mind.  3.     The pride of life, which is according to the Amplified Bible’s definition, the assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things.   Ø These three things, in the heart of a believer, represent what he calls the love of the world.  The absence of which, represent the love of the Father.  In other words, the author is saying that it is impossible for someone to both have love for the world and its th