Loving the things of the world

The primary place where true followers of Jesus separate from Christians, the way that i am understanding things, is in the love of the world.  Both groups claim to love God totally, but Christianity became polluted very early with a concept that amounts to thinking that loving certain parts of the world are actually subsets of loving God.  One of the first and one of the primary places for this is in loving the state.  The love of the world among  Christians has changed the way that their faith is taught, so that their teachings enable one to continue to love the things of the world.