Do Not Love the World

^15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. ^(B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, ^(C)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. ¹⁷ And ^(D)the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

You Cannot Serve God and Riches

^24 (A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. ^(B)You cannot serve God and ^[a]mammon.

²⁰ For since the creation of the world ^(A)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and ^[a]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but ^(B)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ^22 (C)Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the ^(D)incorruptible ^(E)God into an image made like ^[b]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

^24 (F)Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, ^(G)to dishonor their bodies ^(H)among themselves, ²⁵ who exchanged ^(I)the truth of God ^(J)for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.