2 John: An Introduction

With many thanks to a really wonderful resource on YouTube called โ€œThe Bible Project,โ€ we will begin the study of 2 John with an overview of 1, 2, and 3 John.

1 John 5: The One True God

Fellowship with God and assurance of eternal life is guaranteed only through the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 John 5: Overcome Darkness

John provides three impeccable witness to confirm the truth those who put their faith in Jesus can overcome the darkness of the world and its systems.

1 John 4: Agape First and Last

There is a quality to agape that is unlike the other loves, for it comes from a place of fullness, a place of depth and peace, it is an overflowing kind of love that does not need a response to exist.

1 John 4: We Have the Mind of Christ

The Apostle John was convinced those who know God listen to those who have written the scriptures, and that listening makes us capable of discerning between the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.

1 John 3: You Know the Truth

John's reassurance held those who are begotten of God may become unsettled, but when our hearts condemn us, God does not, for God knows everything. God knows who we are.

1 John 3: Love the Brothers and Sisters

I remember reading, once, that when we help someone, we reduce the amount of suffering in the world, we become part of the process of God working things together for good.

1 John 3: Consecrated in God’s Love

As believers, we become consecrated unto the Lord, no longer a part of the world, but now being transformed into the heavenly.

1 John 2: Spirit of AntiChrist

For John, Christianity was empowered by the Holy Spirit. The antichrist was the other spiritual movement, fueled essentially by a supernatural force that was in opposition to God.

1 John 2: Those Who Leave

John claimed proof of salvation lay in Living by faith in holding onto the teaching of the apostles. Those who left had never been of them in the first place.