The World and The Word

<p>The Lords Prayer in five languages. Five uses of the word WORLD in the New Testament. Praying for the World. </p> <p>Matthew 5 begins the beatitudes, and later in them Jesus teaches the multitude how to pray (<a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Matt.%206.6-13">Matt. 6:6-13</a>). In another instance (<a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Luke%2011.1-4">Luke 11:1-4</a>), the disciples ask Him to teach them and He does. </p> <p>The Lords Prayer in Spanish, English, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Mandarin, </p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEplqV0scyo">YouTube</a></p> <p>Andrea Bocelli - The Lord's Prayer.</p> <p>World<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The meaning of words is derived from the context in which they are used. For example, what does the word "blue" mean?  It can mean color or depression. It can mean profanity, as in comedy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> The context determines meaning. Likewise, there are words in Scripture that have a variety of meanings depending on the context. A study of the word WORLD gives<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> hundreds of instances in the New Testament of the occurrence of the English word. You will see that there are different meanings and I have categorize them into five. As <a href= "https://carm.org/dictionary-christian">Christians</a> we should never impose our understanding on scripture.  It should impose its values and understanding on us.</p> <p>The word world, has at least five different meanings in the New Testament:  <strong>Every Individual</strong>: <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Acts%2017.31">Acts 17:31</a>; <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Rom%203.6">Romans 3:6</a>; <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/1%20John%202.2">1 John 2:2</a>; <strong>Limited Area</strong>: <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Luke%202.1">Luke 2:1</a>; <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Acts%2011.28">Acts 11:28</a>; <a href= "https://biblia.com/bible/nasb95/Rom%201.8"