2 John 7, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Almost everyone has heard of the Anti-Christ! But who and what is he? Here in 2 John and also in 1 John we get a sense of the theology and Christology of the spirit (demonic person and force) behind the Anti-Christ. If we pair that with 2 Thess 2:1-12 […]
2 John 6-11 Christian love, true love, must be jealously guarded by true and unwavering doctrine, particularly the doctrines of God and of the Son, Jesus Christ. Love revels in the great truths in and about our Savior, Jesus. But love among humans, by itself, is a lousy gatekeeper and watchman. It is easily distracted, […]
2 John 2-6 Grace, mercy and peace will be with us – a simple sentence, but deep and rich with meaning, purpose and comfort. As born-again children of God these three graces are ours by birthright. Our fuller enjoyment and deployment of these graces depends on a walk in obeying Christ’s commands in the Holy […]
2 John Is the primary characteristic of Christianity truth, or is it love? On this question has fallen or risen many church movements and Christian lives. In this personal, brief letter to a church, the aged apostle makes the case that it is necessarily both, but that true love proceeds from the truth, and truth […]