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2 John – False Teachers Among Us

John 1:1-18

2 John 1:1-13

2 John – False teachers among us

United by The Truth
The truth about the gospel of Jesus.

Filled with joy – v 4

The command to love – v 5
V6 – Love occurs when you walk in obedience to God’s commands.

Serious heresy
If you reject Jesus as being the Christ then you have nothing left.

Verse 9 … ‘the progressives’
… they have lost everything… they no longer have God.

Boundaries for false teachers of this type
verse 10-11. “Do not take them into your house or welcome them. Anyone who welcomes them in shares with their wicked work
Why would John be that severe?
… the danger they present both the yourself and to others in your church.
… it enables them to get their hooks into you

For us today
a) Be hospitable
b) Politeness does not trump truth
The call to love one another does not trump the need to call out serious gospel central theological error.

Do not misuse
… what is a central truth that cannot be compromised and what is a disputable matter.

The Anglican communion
… we have erred on associating with false teachers for too long.
… walk in the truth clearly and whenever we see false teaching at this sort of level to call it out and to disassociate from it.
… to walk away from the heresies of false teachers