2 John 1:5
And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
Tag: Christ’s Love, Past and Present, Cures All
John is writing to a church-home that is, at the time, experiencing some schism. A false teacher, or teachers, has entered the church and deny Christ. Note:
2 John 1:7
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Some, in this church, had thought of entertaining these false teachers when they come. John warns them, not to:
2 John 1:10
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,
The false teaching denies the work of Christ. That work was done out of love for us. The point the Apostle is making is that the antidote for false teaching is to love one another, just has they have been taught by the Savior and observed demonstrated by the Savior and prayed for by the Savior. John had already recorded Jesus’ prayer before His death. Note:
John 17:25-26
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
Christ prayed that we would be One with Him and love each other as He loved us. Love is the ultimate expression of Christ. This is not a new concept or believers to hold. This is the normative. Christ loved those He died for. If we truly love Christ we will love His children. The love of the family of God (the Church) is the ultimate sign of our own love for Christ.
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