For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
What does 1 John 2:16 mean?
The things of the world may be desired and possessed for the uses and purposes which God intended, and they are to be used by his grace, and to his glory; but believers must not seek or value them for those purposes to which sin abuses them.
Key themes
LoveGraceHumilityTruthAssurance
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Keep this verse inside 1 John 2:15-17 and alongside a few nearby related passages.