Truth and Love
The note restates that love means following the commandments and that the central command is to love one another, walking in truth.
A one-page note warning a church against welcoming deceptive teachers.
Second John is a brief letter from the elder to a specific congregation, addressed as a chosen lady, repeating the themes of the first letter in miniature.
The note restates that love means following the commandments and that the central command is to love one another, walking in truth.
The elder warns that many deceivers have gone out into the world and identifies them by the same test used in the first letter.
The letter tells the congregation not to receive these teachers into their homes or even greet them, since hospitality would amount to supporting their work - a striking instruction given the value early Christians placed on welcoming travelers.