The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 John 1:10-11, “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching,

do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;

11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.”

It is the pattern of some religious groups to journey from house-to-house

and distribute their literature or desire to enter your home and engage in

a “Bible study.” Usually, they are either Jehovah’s Witness or Mormons.

In either case, they are false witnesses, carrying and distributing doctrine

that is counter to the pure teaching of Holy Scripture. How are we to

treat people like this?

The Apostle John does not say that we should be rude or unkind toward

such people. Some have never heard the Truth of God’s Word. John is

saying that because they do not have the Truth, we have no basis of Christian

fellowship with them. Thus, we are not to invite them into our house; neither

are we to rejoice with them in what they are doing. In other words, we are

NOT to say “God bless you,” or anything that would give them the idea we

are sympathetic with what they believe.

Your house (or that of your parents) is the last bastion of safety you have.

Whenever trouble of any kind comes, “home” is usually the first place we go.

To allow anyone with evil error –especially concerning Scripture—to invade

your place of safety is itself to go against the LORD and His teaching!

One more thing: in order to know whether someone is bringing untruth to

your doorstep, you have to know the Truth yourself! How is that accomplished?

It is accomplished by being in the Word and in prayer every day. Know the

Truth. It alone sets us free from error.

Love always and ever,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas