SPEC-100-250720 - length: 40:26 - taught on Jul, 20 2025
Class Outline:
John is an elder and identifies himself as such. The chosen lady and her children could refer to a literal woman or to a church functioning at the time.
John immediately identifies Jesus Christ as the Son of the Father in verse 1. That matters, since acknowledging the Son is absolutely essential.
Some of the larger themes in 2 John include loving one another, walking in truth + walking after His commandments.
Love one another — JOH 13:34-35
Love one another — 1TH 3:9-13
Notice how often the word truth shows in v. 1-3, then we see it again in v. 4. How did they walk in truth, and how do we? It’s in Jesus, that same Son of the Father.
(Jesus came in the flesh)
The truth is in Jesus Christ, and it’s Jesus who lets us know the commandments we are to follow
This letter is written to a party who John implored to hold to the commandment that had already come forth (v. 5-6).
Why implore them to stick to what they knew? Gnostics would have been in view during the time of this letter. Any party, however who denies Christ is by definition antichrist in whatever form.
We can walk in the same commandment(s) that John implored the reader(s) of 2 John to do. In short, that means walking in truth.
The truth is His Son Jesus. The commandment to love one another is tied to walking in truth and by extension His commandments.
Anyone who denies that He came in the flesh is anti-Christ, and the Bible calls them deceivers. Mark them and consider that those young in the faith may be susceptible to them.
Praise God for His Son — whom the Bible calls a faithful and true witness — and the love He showed us. With that in mind, we should seek to love one another.
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