world (in this verse) and ‘all’ (v. 14). It hardly applies to the created order, as the trespasses involved are those of humanity, and it is difficult to see it applying extensively to every individual human being, because elsewhere Paul clearly implies that the sins of unbelievers are and shall be counted against them (cf. Rom. 1:18–32; 2:5–11; Eph. 5:3–6; Col. 3:5–6). And entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. God has not only reconciled the world to himself, he has also commissioned messengers