STUDIES IN 2 JOHN

LESSON 2

2 JOHN 1:4-6

2 John 1:4-6  (KJV)

⁴ I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.  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.  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.

2 John 1:4-6 New Life Version (NLV)

⁴ I am happy to find some of your children living in the truth as the Father has said we should. ⁵ And now I ask you, lady, that we have love one for the other. I am not writing to you about a new Law but an old one we have had from the beginning. ⁶ Love means that we should live by obeying His Word. From the beginning He has said in His Word that our hearts should be full of love.

1.    WALKING IN THE TRUTH v.4

ü  John rejoiced greatly

ü  Living in the truth (NLV)

ü  As the Father (God) has said we should (NLV)

2.    NO NEW COMMANDMENT v.5

ü  To refresh our memories

ü  Continue in what we started in – God’s love for each other

3.    LOVE & THE WORD v.6a

ü  Love means that we should live by obeying His Word. (NLV)

ü  Must have His Word in our hearts to live in it in our daily life

ü  In this case ‘love’ & the ‘Word’ = same thing

4.    DIRECTION IS STILL THE SAME v.6b

ü  From the beginning we started walking in love – must continue

ü  The Word is God’s love letter to us, so be filled with the Word and you will be filled with God’s love and love for each other

ü  This is the condition in which ALL TRUE Christians MUST live

LET US BE FILLED WITH HIS WORD SO WE CAN WALK IN HIS LOVE &

LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

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