1 John

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NASB	1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
AMPLIFIED 2015 2015	1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world.

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Subject: The 'Kosmos' in 1 John

Bible Note: Commentary......................................

Who does John mean when he refers to the sins of the world? John uses the word 'world' 23 times in 17 verses in this letter. Here are all the occurances so that you can decide what the word means.

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1 John 2:2 - " He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

1 John 2:15 - "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."

1 John 2:16 - "For everything in the world�the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does�comes not from the Father but from the world."

1 John 2:17 - "The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever."

1 John 3:1 - "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him."

1 John 3:13 - "Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you."

1 John 3:17 - "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" (Note: Other translations say, "worldy goods" instead of "material possessions)

1 John 4:1 - "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world."

1 John 4:3 - "but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

1 John 4:4 - "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."

1 John 4:5 - " They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them."

1 John 4:9 - "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."

1 John 4:14 - "And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world"

1 John 4:17 - " In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him."

1 John 5:4 - " for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

1 John 5:5 - "Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."

1 John 5:19 - "We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one."

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From this list, it is apparent that John only uses the word 'world' in two ways:

a) As a reference to the physical world itself.

b) As a reference to those who not belong to Christ.

So, for whose sins did Christ die?

Your Brother in Christ,

Tim Moran

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