Bible Book of 2 John | Walking in Truth

A short warning against false teachers who deny the truth about Jesus and a call to walk in obedience. 2 John chapters with summary and commentary.

Genre: Epistle. Theme: Walking in Truth

• Author: John (Apostle)
• Date: AD 85-95
• Read Time: 3 mins
• Purpose: Warn against supporting false teachers.
• Key Verse: 2 John 1:6 - And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
• Christ: Son of the Father.
• Audience: The 'elect lady and her children' (a local church)
• Hospitality Warning: Urgent instruction not to support or welcome those who deny that Jesus came in the flesh.
• Truth And Love: Emphasizes that love without truth is sentimental, and truth without love is legalistic.

2 John is the only Bible book specifically addressed to a woman (likely a metaphor for a local church).

A brief, one-page warning to guard the 'threshold' of the church from false teachers.

Jesus is the Son of the Father (1:3) who truly came in human flesh (1:7).