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This Pillar commentary seeks to clearly explain the meaning of John's letters to teachers, pastors, and general readers looking for a reliable resource for personal study. Colin Kruse introduces the important issues involved in interpreting the Johannine letters, gives verse-by-verse comments, and provides extensive discussion of John's major theological themes, including the real humanity of...

the author is projecting (rather than asserting) a particular situation in which people love the world. The use of the present subjunctive (agapa) indicates that the action being projected is ongoing. What it means to love the world becomes evident as this section unfolds, but, in a word, it means to be taken up with all that is in the world (as defined in 2:16) instead of seeking to do the will of God. What the outcome of this projected love of the world would be is stated in the apodosis: the love
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