2 John 9 KJV [9] “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.” We must remember that John is older, and is coming to the shoreline of life and eternity. He does not have many days left on this earth, and has no time for wasting words. He makes his statement both bold, and clear. You are either in or out. You are either saved or lost. You either have God or you don’t. He makes no exceptions, and …

2 John 8 KJV [8] “Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.” We are quickly given the admonition in this verse to keep our eyes open! Do not allow heresy to overtake you. False doctrines and teachers are nothing to take lightly. They are everywhere, and should be considered both a threat, and a thief. False teachers never produce, or build anything. They simply prey on the weak and vulnerable, and steal from the fold. They should be regarded as thieves, and avoided like the plague. If …

 2 John 7 KJV [7] “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.” John uses the word “deceivers” twice in this verse. The word is planos, and it is a word suggesting “imposters”. These were men who denied the incarnation of Jesus Christ. John even goes so far as to call them “antichrist.” As deceivers they became the enemy of men, and as antichrist they became the enemy of God.  We know that these imposters still exist today. There are false teachers, …

2 John 6 KJV [6] “And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.” I am sure that if you walked up to the average church member today, and asked them this question, “Do you love God?”, they would quickly respond by saying “yes”. They might even look at you with astonishment, that you would dare question their love for God. The fact that they attend church, and call themselves a Christian, should be evidence enough that they love him. But the …

2 John 5 KJV [5] “And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.” John reminds this dear lady that his letter contains nothing new, but is a reminder of what she has heard from the beginning. What makes the Bible so unique is that it is an old message that is up to date for any generation, any time, and anywhere. The message is relevant, clear, and steady. The commandments of this book never change.  John reminds her of …