What does 'Love not the World' mean in the Bible?

Answer 1

It means that, as Christians, love for God and his principles should far outweigh any interest in the 'wisdom' of the world of mankind, in all it's facets.(Matthew 6:33).

This 'world' spoken of in The Bible, is the rebellious world of mankind in opposition to God. (Isaiah 57:20 , James 1:6, Jude 10-13)

1 John 2:15-17 tells us: ". . . Do not love the world nor the things in the world If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever."(NASB)(1 John 3:1)

IN Noah's day, God brought the Flood upon a world of ungodly people, while saving Noah and his family. Though 'the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water." (2Peter 2:5; 3:6 NASB) it did notdestroy the planet. Just the 'world' of unrighteous human society. (Hebrews 11:7).

It was of THIS world that Jesus spoke, when he prayed to his father about his disciples:

". . .I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."(John 17:14-16 NASB) (Matthew 6:19-21)

Concerning this 'world', Christians are instructed to: "...not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness?...separate yourselves....and quit touching the unclean thing" (2 Corinthians 6:14-18 NWT) (John 15:17-21)