Featured John's gospel uses the Greek word translated world to mean humanity

so what? I am sure that everyone already knows this! And WHY use "humanity" in some places, and "human kind"in others? The later is fine in all places.

 

What does " kosmos" mean?

Is it always humankind?

Why would Christ declare that if the people didn't praise Him the very rocks would take up praises?

Isn't it very possible that there is far more at stake then mere humanity?

Isn't it possible that the whole ordered system of creation is also in view?

 

He somehow thinks this punches a death blow to Calvinism. That is all this is. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

Lets look at John 3:16-18

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God"

In this passage, κοσμος is used 4 times.

In the first use, is clear to those who don't look at this with their theological bias, that it means, "the entire human race", as John Calvin understood it. And the Greek lexicons by Thayer; Arndt & Gingrich; J Parkhurst; E Robinson; H Cremer; G Kittel; and the Greek scholars, A T Robertson; M Vincent. etc, etc.

Contextually this meaning will apply to the other uses as well. As Jesus Christ was sent into the "world of the human race", as part of them. This same "human race" God desires to save, IF they were to REPENT and BELIEVE.

For those who say that κοσμος refers to only the "elect", then why would John say "whosoever believes", which clearly means that some will not believe, which is clear from verse 18, that there are those who will not believe. All of the elect WILL believe, according to this theology! Further, in verse 17 John says, "that the world might be saved through him", where the Greek σωθῇ (MIGHT be saved), is in the subjunctive mood, denoting that their salvation is dependant on their believing. This is nonsense if this only applies to the "elect", as they WILL believe, as it is taught by some, that God has already "gifted" them this saving faith!

 

You started out so well. Saving the human race does not require all individuals. Consider Noah.

 

you mean started out?

The context here demands the entire human race, every individual, otherwise it is nonsensical!

 

No, it really doesn't.

 

John 3:16-18

 

Exactly, it does not necessitate individuals.

 

Yeah, it's called the Elect.

 

dude, your problem is simply this. IF you were to admit that it does include every single human being, as Calvin says, "everyone without exception", then your "Calvinism" falls! You cannot have this, so you keep on with your continued strawman arguments

 

Van, I really don't know why you write these articles about "Greek", when it is very clear from what you post on BB, that you know next to NOTHING about the Greek language???

 

are you suggesting that KOSMOS in John 3:16 is the ELECT?

 

Nope

 

They were chosen before the foundation of the world. Biblical.

Your argument is that they are chosen when they put their faith in Christ correct? That is unbiblical. That means it has nothing to do with God and everything to do with man. In other words, man chooses himself.