The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 John 1:1-9, “The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

2 for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

5 Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.

6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

8 Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.

9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.”

This epistle is a private, personal letter from the Apostle John and is addressed to an unknown Christian woman. Second John is the only letter in the New Testament that has been exclusively written to a lady. The word “love” is mentioned four times; the word “truth” five times. Thus, the letter appears to have been written as a warning against the entertainment of some false teachers.

We would all be well advised to heed that warning today—especially regarding some in the media. Just as we endeavor to attend a church where the pastor is truly biblical, we must be alert to the media preachers, some of whom are not biblical! Truth comes from Scripture, and those who preach only from Scripture can generally be trusted to be preachers of Scriptural truth alone. God bless you as you faithfully search the Word!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

Gene

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom