2 John

📘 New Testament

🗺️ Overview

2 John is a brief letter urging a local church to remain faithful to the truth of the gospel and to avoid supporting false teachers. The apostle John emphasizes love and obedience to Christ’s commands while warning against deceivers who deny the incarnation of Jesus.

💡 2 John teaches the importance of discernment, calling believers to walk in truth and love while protecting the church from error. It encourages the church to stay rooted in the teachings of Christ and to practice obedience as the truest expression of love.

🏛️ Historical & Cultural Notes

Insights into the cultural, historical, or geographical background of the book.

📊 Book at a Glance

📝 Author
John the Apostle
📅 Date
c. AD 85–95
📖 Chapters
1
🏷️ Genre
Epistle
📍 Location
A short pastoral letter written to a local church (“the elect lady”) facing deceptive influences
🧵 Main Themes
Walking in truth and love, Guarding against false teachers, Holding fast to the teachings of Christ, The importance of doctrinal discernment, Christian love expressed through obedience

📚 Outline

📖 Key Stories

Truth and Love (2 John 1:1–6)

John encourages believers to walk in truth and love, obeying Christ’s commands from the beginning.

Warning Against Deceivers (2 John 1:7–11)

John warns about those who deny Christ came in the flesh and urges the church not to welcome or support them.

👤 Key Figures

🔍 Christ Connections

How this book anticipates or reflects the person and work of Christ.

🧠 Key Verses

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.2 John 6
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.2 John 9

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