Don’t Get too Comfortable Down Here

Don’t Get too Comfortable Down Here  (2:12-17)

• To know God is to be forgiven. (v.12)
• Even the spiritually mature must receive instruction and encouragement. (v.13)
• The statements of confidence are meant to motivate the statements of vigilance. (v.14)

The Love that God Hates (2:15-17)

• Worldliness destroys our devotion. (v.15)
• The world is treacherous and filled with fool’s gold. (v.16)
  • The lust of the flesh demands our appetite.
  • The lust of the eyes urges our affections.
  • The pride of life appeals to our ambitions.
• The world is temporary, but God’s glory is forever. (v.17)

Summary

• ‍Unless this victory over the world is begun in the heart, and rooted in identity, we will fall away, or at best be unfruitful.

Challenge

• Who you are will establish how you live, but how you live will give evidence of just who you are and whose you are.
• Who are you? Would anyone know if you didn’t tell them?