7. 1John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
8. 1John 2:16 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.
9. 1. Lust of the Flesh Gen. 3.6 When she saw that the tree was good for food. Luke 4.3 Command this stone that it be made bread.
10. 2. Lust of the Eyes The avenue through which outward things of the world, riches, pomp, and beauty inflame us. Luk 4:5 And the devil,… showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. Gen. 3.6 ….pleasant to the eyes,…
11. 3. Pride of Life Arrogant assumption vainglory . It means, originally, empty , braggart talk or display ; swagger. And thence an insolent and vain assurance in one's own resources, or in the stability of earthly things, which issues in a contempt of divine laws.
12. Luk 4:6 …All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them:… Gen. 3.6 …and a tree to be desired to make one wise… 3. Pride of Life
13. One manifestation of "the pride of life," is the desire to know above what God has revealed, the pride of unsanctified knowledge.
16. The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, if your eye is healthy, all your body will be full of light. But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness.
17. Therefore if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! - Mat. 6.22,23
21. 1. Job Job 31.1-3 Job 31.9-12 2. Joseph Ex. 39. 12 Good Testimonies
22. Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin. - 2 Peter 2.14
23. 1John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness , we lie, and do not the truth:
24. 1John 1:7 But if we walk in the light , as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
25. Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice , holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
26. May God Bless You! D. Ravi Kumar, Vellore Christian Assembly, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.