The World

John uses thew term "the world" 105 times, in five different w2ays.
The world appears 185 times in the Bible.
It does not mean people or mountains, nor any other term which means anything other.

1 John 2:15-17

The world can not give you the love you need.
The world does mean our cultural system.
Think drinking, cards, cussing.
What you do or do not do.
But rules do not work.
It is your heart that matters.
Change the heart, you change the man.

The World Can Not Give You The Satisfaction You Need.
Things can not satisfy.
Nor power.
Nor lust.

We make a false God of:
Family
Sports
Job
Money

We are easily led astray.
Small steps, leading to more steps,
To lead you away from God,
And straight into the world ...

The World Can Not Give You Permanence
Nothiing lasts forever in this world.
Only the Kingdom of God remains.
All we possess are to be destroyed.
The world, as we know it, is passing away.

But in Jesus all we have is secure.