2 John - Love in Truth
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The letter discusses the relationship between love and truth. It says that true believers are united by their love for and knowledge of the truth. This bond of truth exists among genuine followers of Christ everywhere, regardless of denomination, comprising the true "bride of Christ." The letter warns that those who diverge from the truth by embracing false teachings do not truly have God and risk losing their full eternal reward. It encourages believers to remain faithful by continuing to walk in truth and obedience through love.
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2 John - Love in Truth
- 1. The Gospels Acts of the Apostles Paul’s Letters Other Letters Revelation A New Testament Journey Lesson 25: II John – Love in Truth
- 2. Hebrews – The Real Deal James – All or nothing 1 Peter – Dimensions of Suffering 2 Peter – Darkness before Dawning 1 John – Enjoy Fellowship 2 John – Love in Truth 3 John – Model the Gospel Jude – Keep your Position
- 3. Romans – Life Transformation Journey 1 Corinthians - Heaven’s Gold 2 Corinthians – Jars of Clay Galatians – No longer I Ephesians - Pushing Limits Philippians - The Mind of Christ Colossians – Complete Maturity in Christ 1 Thessalonians – Cascading Hope 2 Thessalonians – Confident Hope 1 Timothy - Fighting Fit 2 Timothy – Fearless Faithfulness
- 4. Titus – Double Grip Philemon – The Avatar Hebrews – The Real Deal James – All or nothing 1 Peter – Dimensions of Suffering 2 Peter – Darkness before Dawning 1 John – Enjoy Fellowship 2 John – Love in Truth 3 John – Model the Gospel Jude
- 5. EVENT TIMELINE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
- 6. Theme Verses Objectives Introduction Know the truth Bond of truth Abide in truth Recap Discussion
- 7. 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth…… in truth and love. V 1-3
- 8. To: Understand the dynamics between love and truth Discern those with whom we hold the bond of truths Handle the false fraternity Understand conditions for assurance of permanent residence of truth in us
- 9. In his first letter John writes “Let us love not in word or speech but in truth and action” 1 John 3:18
- 10. The Elder To the Chosen Lady – From John, to the Bride of Christ, Believers across the world United by Love In the Common Truth Which never leaves us
- 11. When hard truth and gentle love come together, there are times when love has to be hard and truth becomes gentle Global Church Love Truth
- 12. 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth
- 13. True knowledge is knowledge that acts, that obeys, that loves Knowledge LoveObedience
- 14. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
- 15. The bond of truth: Exists among some Exceeds Boundaries Excludes false teachers and false followers
- 16. 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
- 17. 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.
- 18. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; 11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.
- 19. This is where Love has to be hard at times. Love is not tolerating everyone (world view) It is protecting the absolute Truth
- 20. Does it mean we don’t love others? Certainly not!! We love them but don’t rationalize their ways as acceptable. This passage and book refers to “Love in Truth”
- 21. Today, in all church denominations there are “some” people walking in the truth. There are the “faithful few” and the “false fraternity” everywhere
- 22. The bond of truth unites all genuine followers of the truth everywhere irrespective of church or denomination…the true “bride of Christ”
- 23. 2 for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever Those who abide in the truth will: Receive full reward Have Truth Forever
- 24. 8 Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
- 25. There will be different levels of reward in heaven even among believers. Some other verses indicating this are: Matt 16:27, Rom 2:5-7, Prov 24:12, Luke 19:11- 27, 2 Corinthians 4:17 To get full reward we need to appropriately handle diversions
- 26. 2 for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever Another verse assuring us that true followers already have the truth forever. V 9 indicates that those who fall back, do not really have God.
- 27. Truth binds true believers in love Walk of love is walk of obedience Commandment is to be followed Knowledge of truth translated into action results in love Obedience is characterized by love
- 28. When we embrace the truth it remains with us forever There are always the faithful few following the truth There are always false fraternity diverting from the truth Getting caught in these diversion means reducing your reward
- 29. Know the truth ◦ Love ◦ Obedience Bond of truth ◦ Exists among some ◦ Exceeds Boundaries ◦ Excludes false teachers and false followers Abide in truth ◦ Full reward ◦ Forever
- 30. What is the difference between the statements “love in truth” and “love your enemies”? In our churches today, how do deviations to truth impact love? What encouragement does the “global church” give us? What diversions in our current context endanger our “full reward”? How do we avert them?
Editor's Notes
- The Epistles of the Bible are all found in the New Testament. They include 21 of the New Testament’s 27 books, extending from Romans to Jude. Thirteen of these Epistles were written by the apostle Paul: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. Within this group of Pauline Epistles is a subgroup labeled the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) so-called because they were written during Paul’s two-year house arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30–31). The Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus) were written to church leaders and include many teachings regarding practices within the early church. Following these writings are eight General Epistles (sometimes called Catholic Epistles, since they were written to a “universal” audience) that include Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. The author of Hebrews is unknown (though many have historically attributed it to Paul or one of Paul’s associates). James was one of the earliest New Testament writings and was written by James, the half-brother of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:7). The apostle Peter wrote 1 and 2 Peter. The apostle John (the same author of the Gospel of John and Revelation) wrote 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. The short Epistle of Jude was written by Jude, another half-brother of Jesus (Jude 1:1). All of the known authors of the Epistles are either an apostle (Paul, Peter, John) or a family member of Jesus (James, Jude). Each of these individuals had a unique calling from the Lord Jesus that included writing letters to others. These letters, inspired by the Holy Spirit, are preserved as part of the New Testament’s writings today. Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-epistle.html#ixzz3eBIfeAM6
- The Epistles of the Bible are all found in the New Testament. They include 21 of the New Testament’s 27 books, extending from Romans to Jude. Thirteen of these Epistles were written by the apostle Paul: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. Within this group of Pauline Epistles is a subgroup labeled the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) so-called because they were written during Paul’s two-year house arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30–31). The Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus) were written to church leaders and include many teachings regarding practices within the early church. Following these writings are eight General Epistles (sometimes called Catholic Epistles, since they were written to a “universal” audience) that include Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. The author of Hebrews is unknown (though many have historically attributed it to Paul or one of Paul’s associates). James was one of the earliest New Testament writings and was written by James, the half-brother of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:7). The apostle Peter wrote 1 and 2 Peter. The apostle John (the same author of the Gospel of John and Revelation) wrote 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. The short Epistle of Jude was written by Jude, another half-brother of Jesus (Jude 1:1). All of the known authors of the Epistles are either an apostle (Paul, Peter, John) or a family member of Jesus (James, Jude). Each of these individuals had a unique calling from the Lord Jesus that included writing letters to others. These letters, inspired by the Holy Spirit, are preserved as part of the New Testament’s writings today. Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-epistle.html#ixzz3eBIfeAM6
- The Epistles of the Bible are all found in the New Testament. They include 21 of the New Testament’s 27 books, extending from Romans to Jude. Thirteen of these Epistles were written by the apostle Paul: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. Within this group of Pauline Epistles is a subgroup labeled the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) so-called because they were written during Paul’s two-year house arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30–31). The Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus) were written to church leaders and include many teachings regarding practices within the early church. Following these writings are eight General Epistles (sometimes called Catholic Epistles, since they were written to a “universal” audience) that include Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. The author of Hebrews is unknown (though many have historically attributed it to Paul or one of Paul’s associates). James was one of the earliest New Testament writings and was written by James, the half-brother of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:7). The apostle Peter wrote 1 and 2 Peter. The apostle John (the same author of the Gospel of John and Revelation) wrote 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. The short Epistle of Jude was written by Jude, another half-brother of Jesus (Jude 1:1). All of the known authors of the Epistles are either an apostle (Paul, Peter, John) or a family member of Jesus (James, Jude). Each of these individuals had a unique calling from the Lord Jesus that included writing letters to others. These letters, inspired by the Holy Spirit, are preserved as part of the New Testament’s writings today. Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-epistle.html#ixzz3eBIfeAM6
- True followers never leave the truth
- “We live in a world where we can’t share the truth without offending someone”
- Not giving greeting is directed towards false prophets not unbelievers.
- John doesn’t talk about others – today too, we don’t know but John gives some indicators
- The bride of Church, lady, true church exists as a combination of those few genuine believers across the globe. As a combination of parts of churches across the globe. There are few true believers in all denominations, almost all churches. There are also false prophets who are part of churches and some outside. Other church members don’t yet fully belong in either category.
- Matthew wrote: “For the son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds” (16:27). Paul used practically identical words in Romans 2:5-7: “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; who will render to every man according to his works.” Such a concept was taught even in Old Testament times. Solomon wrote: “If thou sayest, ‘We knew not this,’ doth not he that weigheth the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?” (Proverbs 24:12).