1Jo 2:17, 3:24 | Family | STEP | Passeth away ; and should not therefore be made the object of our love. That doeth the will of God ; in opposition to loving the world and its lusts. Abideth for ever ; is blessed union with God, who is an imperishable portion. That love of worldly enjoyment which leads men supremely to seek it, is inconsistent with the love of God; and however much of it any may obtain, it will be unsatisfying and temporary; while that love of God which leads them to find their chief enjoyment in learning and doing his will, will be satisfying and eternal.

‏ 1 John 2:17

Passeth away; and should not therefore be made the object of our love.

That doeth the will of God; in opposition to loving the world and its lusts.

Abideth for ever; is blessed union with God, who is an imperishable portion. That love of worldly enjoyment which leads men supremely to seek it, is inconsistent with the love of God; and however much of it any may obtain, it will be unsatisfying and temporary; while that love of God which leads them to find their chief enjoyment in learning and doing his will, will be satisfying and eternal.

‏ 1 John 3:24

Hereby; namely, by what follows.

By the Spirit which he hath given us; the Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God, and that, as such, we dwell in God and God in us. The possession of the spirit of Christ, and its manifestation in the fruits of the Spirit, prove that one is born of God and an heir of heaven.