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1 John 2:15-19 ESV / 44 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Do not love the world or the things 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 and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
- Revelation 13:1-18 ESV / 77 helpful votes. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Daniel 7:1-28 ESV / 73 helpful votes. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.
- Isaiah 18:1-7 ESV / 64 helpful votes. Ah, land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush, which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters!
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 63 helpful votes. If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation. Whose land the rivers divide. Isaiah 18:7. Verse Concepts. At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the Lord of hosts. From a people tall and smooth, Even from a people feared far and wide,
The word "world" is often used in the New Testament to refer to the "world system," or the way that every human being lives by default. John described this worldly way of living as "the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life" (1 John 2:16). By instinct, all of us chase those things in pursuit of happiness and meaning.
The written Word of God is our ultimate reference for matters of faith (1 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 17:11). It was intended for that purpose by God (2 Timothy 3:16–17). It is not meant to be the only means , or even the primary means , by which new Christians learn about faith (Acts 8:30–31).
Jan 4, 2022 · In context, 2 Chronicles 7:14 is a promise to ancient Israel (and perhaps even modern-day Israel) that, if they will repent and return to the Lord, He will rescue them. However, many Christians in the United States have taken this verse as a rallying cry for America. (Perhaps Christians in other countries have done so as well.)
Matthew 6:33. ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. NIV But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. NASB But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.
