1 John 2:15-17
Believers must reject love for the fallen world system because its desires oppose the Father and are passing away, while those who do God’s will abide forever.
15 Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t 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, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
Believers must reject love for the fallen world system because its desires oppose the Father and are passing away, while those who do God’s will abide forever.
To warn believers that misplaced affection toward the world undermines genuine fellowship with the Father and to contrast the temporary nature of worldly desires with the permanence of obedience to God.
Christ Our Advocate, Walking as He Walked, and Abiding in the Truth
Because Jesus Christ is the righteous advocate and atoning sacrifice, believers must abide in him through obedience, love, truth, and discernment until his appearing.