The Bible teaches that believers are to be distinct from the world, which is often characterized by sinful desires and rebellion against God. According to 1 John 2:15-18, loving the world and its ways can lead to spiritual opposition to God's will. Jesus Himself noted in John 15:18 that the world would be hostile towards His followers, and James 4:4 warns that friendship with the world is enmity with God. Romans 12:2 encourages believers to be transformed by renewing their minds, rather than conforming to the world's patterns, in order to discern God's will.
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Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”