2 John is a continuation of John’s theme of love. This letter focuses specifically and the protective love of God. This is, to love all, but protect the message of Christ as Savior from those whose aim is to derail the kingdom of God.

John’s aim for us is to know Jesus and the eternal life we have with Him. So often we waste all that Jesus came for us to have. We don’t live in the fullness of Him. May we know Him and live in the fullness of life!

We will all exist for eternity. The question is, will we enjoy eternal life, or eternal death? The testimony of God is that we can enjoy eternal life in Jesus. But why Jesus? How do we know we can trust Him? We’re glad you asked!

The perfect love of God is both perfecting love in us, and driving fear out of us. Fear has no place in the presence of love. In Jesus, we have nothing to fear, and are free to receive and give love as Jesus does.

God loves you. He has given his love to you and me without condition, and without end. But the purpose of God’s love is not to end on you and me. It is to be received, and then given back out. This is how the world will see and know God.

Let us be a people who love one another. But why? Because God is love and He has loved us by sending His Son Jesus that we might have life.

John is again talking about love, reminding us that love is more than just talk, but is action. As Christians, we are to actively love as Jesus loves.

As is true on any journey, there will always be obstacles, distractions, even objections to you reaching your goal. The same is true in our journey to have real, and increasing fellowship with God. We must stay the course. Which means we must keep our eyes on truth, and not be bumped off course by false messages and teachers.

In our pursuit of increasing fellowship with God, John instructs us to not love the world, or the things in it. Love for the world will pull us away from loving God, and thus hinder our fellowship with Him. Instead, love God, and do His will.

When it comes to keeping the commands of God, none are greater than the commands to love God and love others. In 2:7-11, John address the latter of those two commands - loving one another. If we are in Him, and want to walk in the light, we must love one another as He has loved us.