Christians have long struggled to understand the various ways the Bible, especially the New Testament, talks about “the world.” In John 16:33, for example, Jesus tells His disciples that “in this world (they) will have trouble,” but to “be of good cheer” because He has “overcome the world.” The Greek word here for “world” is “kosmos,” often used by New Testament writers to present the world as an enemy of God and God’s people, alongside the flesh and the Devil…
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