Episode 30: Flesh and bone
Download MP3We were created by God to live in bodies. And with that bodily existence comes a host of needs and desires. Because we live in a fallen world, what otherwise would be a good desire can be twisted into something that lures us away from God. That’s the context in which we need to understand what John means when he speaks in chapter 2 of not loving the “world” and pursuing the “lusts of the flesh.”
We were created by God to live in bodies. And with that bodily existence comes a host of needs and desires. Because we live in a fallen world, what otherwise would be a good desire can be twisted into something that lures us away from God. That’s the context in which we need to understand what John means when he speaks in chapter 2 of not loving the “world” and pursuing the “lusts of the flesh.”
