Walking in Love and Obedience

1. Live In Truth

Live In Truth

2 John 4 ESV

I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father.

2 John

1 John 1:7 ESV

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

2. Love One Another

2 John 5–6 ESV

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. 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.

John 14:15 ESV

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

1 John 5:3 ESV

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

How do you someone loves you?

Matthew 7:20 ESV

Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

3. Be on Guard Against False Teachers

2 John 7

2 John 7–8 ESV

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. Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.

Matthew 15:9 ESV

in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

Jude 3–4 ESV

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Jude 1

Adhere to the Apostolic Teachings

2 John 9–11 ESV

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. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.

2 Corinthians 11:12–14 ESV

And what I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:13–14 ESV

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.