[B-Greek] KOSMOS
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard at ont.com
Thu Aug 31 08:26:31 EDT 2006
Dear Bill,
>Which usage fits this passage? What is the entity KOSMOS that "loves its
>own?" Would you see the usage to be equivalent to "humanity?"
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>If so, are believers no longer part of humanity?
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HH: At the time Jesus spoke, his followers were a tiny minority of the
nation, which as a whole had rejected him:
Luke 12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been
pleased to give you the kingdom.
HH: The nation overall followed the priests and Pharisees, who condemned
Jesus. KOSMOS can suggest the world at large. The definition I was given
for a major use of KOSMOS in John is the world system organized under
the evil one:
1John 5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world
is under the control of the evil one.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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