Rejecting the Love of the World and Embracing the World to Come

OUTLINE FOR MESSAGES ON ASSURANCE
MESSAGE ONE—THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSURANCE
MESSAGE TWO—THESE THINGS I HAVE WRITTEN/EXPOSITION OF 1 JOHN 5:13
MESSAGE THREE—AN OBEDIENT LIFE
MESSAGE FOUR—REJECTING THE LOVE OF THE WORLD/EMBRACING THE WORLD TO COME
MESSAGE FIVE—LOVE FOR THE BRETHREN
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MESSAGE FOUR—REJECTING THE LOVE OF THE WORLD/EMBRACING THE WORLD TO COME
Axiom—In true conversion there is a growing weaning from the world and a growing attachment to the world to come
1 John 2:15-17
I  The Command Stated
-Stop loving the world and the things in the world
II  The Command Explained
A  What it does not mean—not the created order or the rich material gifts God has given
B  What it does mean—the world is a God rejecting system
Focus on Sensual Appetites
Focus on unbridled materialism
Focus on human ability and sufficiency
III The Command Enforced
A  Love for the World is incompatible with loving God and being loved by God
B  The world is passing away and will come under judgment
IV  Our Need To Combat the Love of the World
-We need the ‘expulsive power of a new affection’, we need to seek and desire a ‘better city