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away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the

will of God abideth forever.” Now, I want you

to notice in this passage that there are three

classes of sin. This passage tells us, first of all,

not to love the world. Verse 16 divides the world

up into three areas: (1) the lust of the

flesh. That has to do with pleasure, sensual

appetites, or sinful tastes; (2) the lust of the

eyes. This has to do with profit, in other words,

things that we behold, things that we desire in

this world that God does not want us to have;

and (3) the pride of life. This has to do with

position. This is the most hideous in the

passage. It’s living for the applause of men; in

other words, wanting to be recognized by

individuals. Now, these are three areas in the

world whereby we will be tempted.

In James chapter 4 we see the issue of

spiritual adultery. Verse 4 says, “Ye adulterers

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