In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
SECOND JOHN
The book of Second John is the sixth of the eight
general epistles.
This letter is similar to First John but is addressed to a smaller
audience. It is uncertain whether John was writing to a woman and her
children or to a church and its members. Like First John, this letter
was most likely written just prior to AD 96.
In this short letter, John expressed joy over his children who were
continuing to walk in truth. He reemphasized to them that love is
walking in the commandments of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. This was not a
new commandment. John clearly stated that it is the same commandment,
which they had received from the beginning; that commandment is to love
one another.
John also warned his children not to be deceived by false doctrine.
Heresy was emerging and denying that Christ came in the flesh. John
identified the false teachers of this heresy as
antichrists. He
instructed his children not to follow these false teachers lest they
loose their reward. Only those who abide in the doctrine of Christ have
both the Father and the Son. Finally, John gave instructions to not to
receive these false teachers into their homes. Participating with them
would be sharing in their evil deeds.
Second John verses 1-6: Greetings; rejoicing in truth; walking in the
commandment of love
Second John verses 7-13: Warning against false doctrine; avoiding
false teachers