1 John 2:15
Do not give your love to the world or to the things that are in it. Whoever loves the world has no love for the Father in them.
Treated in 26 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites 1 John ii. 15
…to each person manifested — Faith in the Father, John v. 9, 10; and love towards him, 1 John ii. 15, Mal. i. 6 — So in prayer and praise — It is so likewise with the Son, John xiv. 1 — Of…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Flag of the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 And a word must be said to anyone who is tempted by despair. Your life is not yours to…
- All Things for Good ·
The tests of love to God cites 1 John ii. 15
…are inconsistent. “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John ii. 15). Love to God swallows up all other love, as Moses’ rod swallowed up the Egyptian rods.…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The usefulness of mortification to the vigour of our spiritual lives cites 1 John. ii. 15
…rendering its object beloved and desirable, so expelling the love of the Father, 1 John. ii. 15, iii 17; so that the soul cannot say uprightly and truly to God, “Thou art my portion,”…
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
Communion Broken and Restored cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 “We have to take our choice: we cannot enjoy both the world and Christ.” The Bridegroom…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Difference Between Walking by Sight, and Walking by Faith cites 1 John 2:15
…thing. All these St. John warns us of, under that general term “love of the world.” [1 John 2:15] It is not so much to men of the world, as to the children of God, he gives that…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and the Body cites 1 John ii. 15
…‘and to be desired to make one wise.’ In John’s description of what is in the world (1 John ii. 15), we find the same threefold division, ‘the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
Love Not the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 One chapter of Julia Foote’s memoir bears the title Love not the World, and it opens with…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Abraham cites 1 John 2:15
…more!” The apostle John exhorts us not to love the world, nor the things of the world (1 John 2:15). Of course, we are to love the people of this world and its beauties which cause us to…
- Practical Religion ·
The World cites 1 John ii. 15
…passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." (1 John ii. 15—17.) "The world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not." (1 John iii. 1.) "They are of…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
February cites 1 John ii. 15
…under God's blessing that we were working.—Joseph Parker. February 3 Love not the world. 1 John ii. 15. Love it not, and yet love it. Love it with the love of Him who gave His Son to die for…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites 1 John ii. 15
…Guy Pearse. August 30 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. 1 John ii. 15. If you will go to the banks of a little stream, and watch the flies that come to bathe…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Glorying in the Cross cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 This, for Lloyd-Jones, was the real cure for worldliness. Not a list of prohibitions, but…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
The Plain Bonnet cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 She chose plain dress for two reasons. She admired it; many of the most devout women in…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
God or Mammon cites 1 JOHN 2:15–16
…the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 JOHN 2:15–16 He stressed, too, that our Lord’s warning in Matthew 6 is addressed to believers. It is…
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
Vanity Fair and Faithful cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 Christian has overtaken Faithful, the voice ahead of him in the dark valley, and the two…
- The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer ·
The Church and the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 For more than forty years Tozer spoke to the church as a prophet speaks to Israel. He…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
The Crucifying of the World cites 1 JOHN 2:15
…that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 JOHN 2:15 He was careful to define the term, because it is easy to caricature. Worldliness is not…
- The Saint and His Saviour ·
The Despised Friend cites 1 John ii. 15
…seek me early shall find me.” a Grace Abounding. b Boyle. c Clarendon. d Isaiah v. 20. e 1 John ii. 15.
- A Brand Plucked from the Fire ·
Love not the World cites 1 John ii. 15
"If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1 John ii. 15. The spirit which is in the world is widely different from the Spirit which is of God…
- A Call to the Unconverted ·
Sermon III cites 1 John ii. 15
…and that if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,” James iv. 4. 1 John ii. 15. So that, consequently, these men are willing to be damned, though not directly; they are…
- A Plain Account of Christian Perfection ·
Section 25 cites 1 John 2:15
…perish. (Heb. 10:29.) Even fathers in Christ need that warning: ‘Love not the world.’ (1 John 2:15.) They who ‘rejoice, pray,’ and ‘give thanks without ceasing,’ may, nevertheless, ‘quench…
- Holiness ·
The Fight cites 1 John ii. 15
…is born of God overcometh the world.”—“Be not conformed to this world.” (James iv. 4; 1 John ii. 15; Gal. vi. 14; 1 John v. 4; Rom. xii. 2.) He must fight the devil. That old enemy of…
- Holiness ·
A Woman to Be Remembered cites 1 John ii. 15
…God.” (James iv. 4.) “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John ii. 15.) I ask the special attention of my readers to this part of our subject. I believe it to…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites 1 John 2:15-17
…you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ” and (1 John 2:15-17) “ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love…
- Feasting at the table ·
Paul’s Prayer cites 1 John 2:12-15
…who is strong because the Word of God abides in you and you have overcome the evil one . (1 John 2:12-15). God is always willing to reveal more of Himself to the one who is an overcomer when…