# World ## Catechism of the Catholic Church Creation, or the earth, or even the universe. "All that is"--often called the "world" in Scripture--owes its existence to God's act of creation; God's creation is called "good" in the Bible, and human beings are said to have been created "in his own image and likeness" ([[1.2.1.1.p19#^ccc-282|ccc-282]], [[1.2.1.1.p19#^ccc-295|ccc-295]]). In the New Testament the "world" is sometimes used to indicate the forces of opposition to the work of Jesus and of his Holy Spirit. In this sense it signifies the world which Jesus came to redeem from sin. The world will reach its goal and perfection when it has been renewed and transformed into "the new heaven and the new earth" in the fullness of God's kingdom ([[1.2.3.12.p2q#^ccc-1043|ccc-1043]]). ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible **World** Created order of God: [[matthew-16#^matthew-16-26|Mt 16:26]]; [[mark-16#^mark-16-15|Mk 16:15]]; [[john-01#^john-01-10|Jn 1:10]]; [[john-17#^john-17-5|17:5]]; [[john-21#^john-21-25|21:25]]; [[acts-of-the-apostles-17#^acts-of-the-apostles-17-24|Acts 17:24]]; [[romans-01#^romans-01-20|Rom 1:20]]; [[romans-04#^romans-04-13|4:13]]; [[romans-05#^romans-05-12|5:12]]; [[ephesians-01#^ephesians-01-4|Eph 1:4]]; [[hebrews-01#^hebrews-01-2|Heb 1:2]]; [[hebrews-11#^hebrews-11-3|11:3]] Enemies of God who do not truly know God: [[luke-16#^luke-16-8|Lk 16:8]]; [[john-01#^john-01-10|Jn 1:10]]; [[john-07#^john-07-7|7:7]]; [[john-12#^john-12-31|12:31]]; [[john-14#^john-14-17|14:17]]; [[john-15#^john-15-18|15:18-19]]; [[john-17#^john-17-25|17:25]]; [[romans-12#^romans-12-2|Rom 12:2]]; [[1-corinthians-01#^1-corinthians-01-20|1 Cor 1:20-29]]; [[1-corinthians-02#^1-corinthians-02-12|2:12]]; [[2-corinthians-05#^2-corinthians-05-19|2 Cor 5:19]]; [[galatians-06#^galatians-06-14|Gal 6:14]]; [[james-04#^james-04-4|Jas 4:4]]; [[1-john-03#^1-john-03-13|1 Jn 3:13]]; 2 Jn 7 Those for whom Jesus died: [[john-03#^john-03-16|Jn 3:16]]; [[john-06#^john-06-51|6:51]]; [[john-12#^john-12-47|12:47]]; [[2-corinthians-05#^2-corinthians-05-19|2 Cor 5:19]]; [[1-timothy-01#^1-timothy-01-15|1 Tim 1:15]]; [[1-timothy-03#^1-timothy-03-16|3:16]]; [[1-john-02#^1-john-02-2|1 Jn 2:2]]; [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-9|4:9, 14]] Sign of God's invisible nature, power: [[romans-01#^romans-01-20|Rom 1:20]] World as the realm of Satanic domination: [[matthew-04#^matthew-04-8|Mt 4:8-9]]; [[matthew-18#^matthew-18-7|18:7]]; [[john-14#^john-14-30|Jn 14:30]]; [[1-corinthians-02#^1-corinthians-02-12|1 Cor 2:12]]; [[2-corinthians-04#^2-corinthians-04-4|2 Cor 4:4]]; [[ephesians-02#^ephesians-02-12|Eph 2:12]]; [[ephesians-06#^ephesians-06-12|6:12]]; [[colossians-02#^colossians-02-20|Col 2:20]]; [[2-peter-01#^2-peter-01-4|2 Pet 1:4]]; [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-4|1 Jn 4:4-5]]; [[1-john-05#^1-john-05-19|5:19]]; [[revelation-12#^revelation-12-9|Rev 12:9]] ### Sources [[index-of-doctrines|Index of Doctrines]]