Here is the problem, how does whole world automatically mean all individuals?
Here is an example: During the world series the announcer says "The eyes of the whole world are on this moment." Does that literally mean every individual in the entire world is watching the world series? Of course not.
This is in context to men and what they say and not what the Bible says.
But even in this context, it says that a good part of the world is watching and it is recorded so that anyone can view it later.
While the Bible could say something similar like this it is simply not made clear by the text that this is so.
The general sense of a word is to read it in its most plain sense unless indicated otherwise by other verses or the context.
The Bible uses other related words to refer to the same concept in that Jesus died for all men’s sins (as in reference to the majority of the world).
But yes. I will take it to mean the majority of the world (of which you do not interpret it as such).
Your view of the words whole world is the opposite of that (Meaning a select small few because Jesus said narrow is the way).
Why do I believe 1 John 2:2 is in reference to the majority of the world? Well, because Revelation 13:8, and Revelation 17:8 says that those who worship the beast do not have their names written in the book of life since the foundation of the world. This shows that future election is based on God’s foreknowledge (1 Peter 1:1-2) and it is not based on UNconditional Reprobation or the opposite of UNconditional Election because it is something that these individuals did that banned them from having salvation in the future. God could see into the future corridors of time and know what these people will do was an unacceptable evil. But the god of Calvinism is the cause of those who are saved and not saved (and it is not based on anything they really did).
Anyways, I believe Calvinism borderlines on being Sociopathic. Meaning, there is no morality or heart when a true Calvinist reads the Bible. The problem is that the god of Calvinism is simply not a just and good god because He creates life for the simple purpose of torturing that life for all eternity as their one and only sole destiny. Anytime a Calvinist may see an injustice in this world (if they even think that way and they have not gone full robot mode or sociopathic), they have to turn a blind eye to the god of Calvinism and his UNconditional Election. This sort of relates to Eternal Torment (Which is another unbiblical and immoral doctrine). I used to believe in Eternal Torment, but I could not see the immorality behind it (When I believed it). I chocked it up to a mystery. I just blindly believed the church and thought they were right. But in time, I have come to discover that the Bible does not actually teach this and God is good. It’s only the doctrines of men that interpret a cold and unloving god in their own way of thinking. It is my hope you will also see the immorality in both Calvinism and Eternal Torment one day in this life. If not here, you will definitely see it at the Judgment (No doubt about it). The choice is if you want to love and see God as loving and good as the Bible describes Him.
But many times men believe in a god of their own imagining (even when it comes to their claim that they believe in the Bible). They can twist Scripture to their own ends. They can say that they can literally hate their parents because the Bible tells them so. So the Bible can be used as a billy club to hit others over the head with, or it can be used to love. The choice is ours. We can choose Calvinism (the dark side of the force), or we can choose the love of God as described in the Bible. But there has to be an appeal to why you like Calvinism (Seeing it is not true). Ask yourself why you like Calvinism. Yes. I know you think this is simply what the Bible says and or your church cannot be wrong. But if there is even a small chance you could be wrong, the horror you will face in explaining yourself to the LORD of why you thought so wrongfully of Him will not be something that you will enjoy.
You said:
As far as 2 Peter 2:1 there is nothing to explain away. You just don't like a little thing called context.
Right, and that’s why you are not explaining 2 Peter 2:1. For if the truth was on your side and it was easy to explain you would simply do so. But seeing this verse does not support Calvinism, it needs to be placed on the back burner to explain away or to simply ignore (if necessary in order to defend Calvinism). For it’s not the Bible first, it’s Calvinism. Your presupposition is Calvinism when reading the Bible when you should just let the Bible speak for itself without any Calvinistic glasses on.
