And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." Here again, it is evident that the term "world" cannot possibly mean all men, and that it does not and cannot possibly have the same connotation as in John 3:16. For, in the first place, would it be possible that God loved the world, and that He would enjoin His people, "Love not the world, that is, the same world that I love?" And, in the second place, the world of which I John 2 speaks passeth away.
Dito muli, maliwanag na ang katagang "sanlibutan" ay hindi maaaring mangahulugang lahat ng tao, at hindi ito maaaring magkaroon ng katulad na kahulugan gaya ng sa Juan 3:16. Dahil, una, maaari bang ibigin ng Diyos ang sanlibutuan, at uutusan Niya ang Kanyang mgma anak, "Huwag ninyong ibigin ang sanlibutan, na siya ring sanlibutan na aking iniibig." At, pangalawa, ang sanlibutan na tinutukoy ng I Juan 2 ay lumilipas.