Category: 2 John
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When Questions Wait for His Coming – 2 John 12-13
2 John 12, 13 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. John closes this little letter so warmly. After warning…
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Love Must Draw a Line – 2 John 9-11
2 John 9-11 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:For he that…
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Watch for the Deceiver – 2 John 7-8
2 John 7-8 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. John moves from truth and love to…
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The Team That Must Stay Together – 2 John 5-6
2 John 5-6 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should…
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When Your Children Walk in Truth – 2 John 4
2 John 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. There is joy in this verse that every parent, every pastor, every grandparent, every spiritual leader can feel. John says, “I rejoiced greatly.” Not mildly. Not politely. Greatly. Why? Because he found children…
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Love That Refuses to Lie – 2 John 1:1-3
2 John 1:1-3 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father,…
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Background to 2 and 3 John
Because they were written as personal letters rather than formal doctrinal statements or historical records, John’s second and third epistles give us a unique opportunity to listen in on the life of the early church. In a very real sense, we are reading the mail of the men and women who, as Acts 17:6 says,…