The darkness of evil has been conquered by the light of Jesus Christ. Sadly, evil still has its way in our world, but it no longer has the future. As one of my friends used to say, the world is under new management now. Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Our world is different because of Jesus Christ.
Conversion means our lives have changed directions.
Before we were going away from God, now we are moving toward God. Before we were living in darkness, now we are living in God s light. Our lives are different because we have changed directions. Today's text gives us a double-love test to measure whether our conversion is for real. We love our neighbors but we don t love the world.