Dangerous Love

In 1 John 2:15-16, John warns us of the danger of loving the world more than God.  It is very remarkable that when John sums up the things of the world that are opposite to love for God, he does not name any objects or specific activities, but names our lusts.  We are so quick to make up lists of objects and activities that we consider sinful.  But the fault lies with “the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh,” and the lust for praise.  The things created by God are not in themselves evil. The fault is in our lusts.  When we desire anything more than God, that desire becomes a source of many dangerous temptations.