1 John 2:15; 1 John 2:24; 1 John 2:28

1 John 2:15

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you.

1 John 2:24

24 Be sure you continue to follow the teaching you heard from the beginning. If you continue to follow what you heard from the beginning, you will stay in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 2:28

28 Yes, my dear children, live in him so that when Christ comes back, we can be without fear and not be ashamed in his presence.