1. The denouncing of the world
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15 (ESV)
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (ESV)
30 . . . the ruler of this world is coming . . . John 14:30 (ESV); 1 John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 4:4.
2. The defilement of the world
16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 1 John 2:16 (ESV)
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 (ESV); Romans 13:14
7 . . . sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
Genesis 4:7 (ESV)
1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? Job 31:1 (ESV)
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,
Matthew 6:22 (ESV); Proverbs 17:24; Psalm 73:7 (ESV)
28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. Matthew 5:27-29 (ESV)
4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves . . . Genesis 11:4 (ESV)
3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 (ESV); Matthew 5:3
26 . . . whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, Matthew 20:26-27 (ESV)
6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6 (ESV)
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 1 Peter 5:6 (ESV)
3. The duration of the world
17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:17 (ESV)