EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/29/2024 8:27 PM
My Worship Time Focus:
PT-4 “Introduction to 1 John 2:15-17”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference:
1 John 2:15-17
Message of the verses: “15 Do not love the world nor
the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is
not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust
of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from
the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one
who does the will of God lives forever.”
John MacArthur entitles this eighth chapter in his
commentary on 1 John “The Love God Hates,” and after reading these verses one
will be able to understand why he used that title for these verses.
At the end of yesterday’s SD on 1 John I promised to
finish up quoting from MacArthur’s commentary on the introduction to these
verses with a very short final SD.
“The absolutely perfect love of God likewise demands that
those who love Him share His hatred of all that is opposed to Him. The psalmist exhorted, ‘Hate evil, you who
love the Lord’ (97:10; cf. Prov. 8:13); and, ‘From Your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way’ (119:104; cf. vv. 128, 163, 139:21-22). Solomon outlined more specifically some of
those false and evil ways:
16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes,
seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And
hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that
run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who
spreads strife among brothers. (Prov.
6:16-19; cf. Amos 5:21; Mal. 2:16; Rev. 2:6).
God hates all those things because they
are utterly inconsistent with His holy nature and glory.
“The
short but familiar passage in John’s first letter describes a major object of
God’s hatred—the world and those who love it.
In the midst of John’s series of doctrinal and moral tests regarding the
assurance of salvation (4:13), the apostle inserted a command not to love the
world. His admonition, which is part of
the moral test, divides into two main elements:
the command not to love the world, and reasons believers are not to love
the world.”
I
will say that these two main points have sub-points that go along with them and
this section of verses as we dive into what they mean will take us a fairly
long time to finish.
10/29/2024 8:42 PM
No comments:
Post a Comment