For God so loved the world that He gave . . . John 3:16 NASB World – Nearly sixty years of theological reflection on the meaning of the events in the life of Yeshua had passed by the time John wrote his gospel account. Perhaps that’s why John begins his account with a deliberate allusion…
Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 (almost NASB) Friend of the world – Who is a philos tou kosmou (friend of the world)? This is a vitally important question, perhaps equal to the scribe’s inquiry, “Who is my neighbor?” If we have the…
“As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” John 15:19 Out Of The World – The words of Yeshua confirm His divinity. So do His actions. But if we think that those actions are only the miracles,…
and you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world Ephesians 2:1-2 The Course – So, now we know that being dead is tied to a particular kind of activity. Paul calls it “walking according to the course of this world.” Of course, “walking”…
