Lesson 2: Encouraging with Truth and Love (2 John 4-6)

Asking someone to finish the sentence, “Love is…” could yield more varied responses than there are words in the Bible. Even narrowing your question down by only asking those within the church would doubtless provide many unique returns. 1 Corinthians 13 would likely be a first source cited, but it may take a bit for believers to answer from 2 John. “Love is a command” just might be a bit further back in people’s minds. But it wasn’t that way for John. Thankfully though, he explained what he meant by this. Pastor Daniel summarizes the Apostle John’s words by stating, “Encouragement to grow in love must be done with truth and love.”

Summary by Seth Kempf, Bethany Community Church Staff