So, the believer is in the world, not of the world but sent to the world because God so loved the world. Yet, we must not love the world because whoever loves the world reveals that the love of the Father is not in him. What? This can get a little confusing if we are not acquainted with the terminiology of the New Testament.  God loves the people of the world, not the values or systems of the world.  God wants to take people out of the world system because it is under the dominion of the devil and it is a system that promises but does not deliver.  God intends that we have "life" now and forever.   The love of the world system and loving the Father's reign are mutually exclusive.  So, as believers we are from the world system, sanctified (out of) from the world, but sent to the people of the world that they may have what we have!  AND, we are protected from the world and its evil because we are part of God's family.  This does not mean "bad things" will never happen to us.  It does mean our eternal destiny is never in jeopardy.  The world can't kill us, they can only send us to Heaven!  What should characterize this very interesting journey?  Joy!  We have the means for this joy, why don't we use it?