What is the scope of John 3:16?
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From the Apostolic Bible:
Love
The word being translated as "loved" here is ἀγαπάω (agapao).
Definition from Strong's Concordance (25):
to love; in the NT usually the active love of God for his Son and his people, and the active love his people are to have for God, each other, and even enemies
to love, value, esteem, feel or manifest generous concern for, be faithful towards; to delight in, to set store upon,
World
The word being translated as "world" here is κόσμος (kosmos).
From Strong's Concordance (2889)
world: earth, world system, whole universe; adornment. In some contexts, the world is simply the place where people live, in other contexts (especially in John), the world is a system opposed to God
Interesting points: kosmos can be translated as the "whole universe". Also, note that in John it's considered a "system opposed to God" in some contexts.
Believe
The Apostolic Bible translates this as "trusting", as you can see. The actual word is πιστεύω (pisteuo).
From Strongs (4100)
to believe, put one's faith in, trust, with an implication that actions based on that trust may follow; (pass.) entrust
(emphasis added)
This is the key that I think you might be looking for. This isn't just as simple as saying "Yeah, I believe that Jesus died for me." This is to "put one's faith in". This is a more active belief.
Nonetheless, I believe that if someone truly has faith in Jesus that their life will be impacted by it. That's what separates out shallow "belief" from deep "belief". It's that deeper belief/faith/trust that is what God wants from us.
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