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December 12, 2008 - Something John Detests Meditation on 2 John This personal letter to a Christian lady by the Apostle John contains very important teaching concerning Christian love. We should only love in truth. He reminds us that we should obey the new commandment of loving one another. But he also cautions all believers that there are many deceivers have gone out into the world. If we listen to them we would go beyond the teaching of Christ. These deceivers are Antichrists who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. (They do not acknowledge that Jesus was truly human.) John is so tough to say that we should not even receive these people into our home and do not give them a greeting. He says, "For the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds." (v. 11 NASB) Who do you associate with today? Are your good friend includes one who denies the divinity or the humanity of Christ but claims to be a Christian? You should tell them the truth of the Bible concerning Jesus the Son of God who is fully God himself and has become flesh, a truly human being at all time. (John 1:1-15, Colossians 2:9) If he or she does not repent, avoid such a person. That's what John implies.
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August 6, 2009 - Love In Truth Meditation on 2 John God’s kind of love, Agape is sacrificial but is not limitless. His love has purpose, content and boundary. When the word of God commands us to love one another, it also teaches us to love in truth. The second letter of John emphasizes the importance of knowing the truth and practicing truth of God. Only this way will make the servants of God glad. (v. 4) One of the most important truths is that we recognize and confess that Jesus Christ is the son of God who came in the flesh. Today as in the day of Apostle John, many people who claim to worship Jesus but do not admit the full humanity of Jesus Christ. These people, the word of God points them out, as deceiver and the antichrist. (v. 7) These are very strong word. But we must accept. The word of God tells us that we should not even receive them into our house and give them greeting. The reason is that when we greet them and entertain them, we participate in their evil deeds. (v. 9-11) If we entertain them, we are giving room for their deception and encouraging them to share their false view to others. That is dangerous in the view of God’s kingdom. Therefore, love has a limit. We don’t in anyway accept those who practice cult purposely. |
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