In 2 John we saw the relationship between truth and love. Now, John provides some practical examples of what that relationship looks like in the lives of God's people.

Are truth and love enemies? If not, then how do they relate to one another in our life with God and his people?

How can you know if you really have fellowship with God? How can you know if you're really one of God's people?

2 Timothy is Paul's final letter before his death. As he finished his race, he tells Timothy how he should work to preserve the gospel that has been entrusted to him and work to help the church preserve it as well.

Peter explains to Christians how, in the midst of suffering, mockers, and a society that love sins, they can be faithful to the end.

How are we to preserve the church until Christ returns? By fighting for the faith. We must fight for the truth and against false teaching, all the while loving sinners and fighting to see them right with God

And the one thing he emphasizes, the overriding concern in this letter is that there is an unbreakable link between belief and behavior, between faith and life. At the center of that link is a life lived by Christians is to be lived by the grace of God.

How is the church to be preserved from one generation to the next? Paul says it happens by holding on to the gospel. We must guard the deposit of faith that has been entrusted to us.

The author of Hebrews is writing to show that the all of the old covenant was just forms and shadows but Christ is the substance. Thus, he tells his readers over and over again to stand firm in their faith for Jesus is better.

How should Christians respond to persecution, or even suffering in general? Peter says that Christians can persevere with joy and holiness because they have an assurance of their present and future salvation.