Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.
It is a moral and spiritual system designed to draw people away from God. It is a seductive system that appeals to all people, believers as well as unbelievers, and calls for our affection, participation, and loyalty (cf. John 3:16-19; James 4:4). Satan controls this system, and believers should shun it (cf. 1 John 5:19; John 12:31; John 14:30). Here kosmos does not refer primarily to the created order, though that order is also passing away (1 Corinthians 7:31; 2 Peter 3:7-13; Revelation 21:1-4). [Note: Smalley., p. 87.] 