This week I’m joined again by Dr.Hopkins, professor at Truett Seminary, as we open up 1 John 2 and talk aboutwhat it really means to “not love theworld.”

So often this passage is misused ormisapplied—but when we step into the text faithfully, we discover something farricher and deeper for our lives today.

We’ll also continue along theInterpretive Journey, moving into the 5th and final step: grasping the text inour town.This is where Scripture comes off the page and into our daily lives,shaping how we live as God’s people here and now.

Biblical Rooting:

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. Ifanyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” —1 John 2:15

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