Second John has only 13 verses. But I love how it concisely explains the meaning of love.
Culture defines love as approval, but God ties love to obedience because all of His commands are loving and given for our best good.
When 2 John was written, the church was dealing with a number of false teachings, such as antinomianism which taught that you could know God while disobeying His commands. (See We Are Those Who Have Died to Sin, Not Antinomians.)
This reminds me of the progressive Christian movement (also called the ex-vangelical movement). These extremely popular New York Times best-selling authors have rejected Bible-believing faith and created a new Jesus who approves of ungodly lifestyles. (See Wilderness Wanderers.)
Along with many others in our world, these false teachers have redefined love as if 2 John 1:6 says, “This is love: that we walk away from God’s commands and make everyone feel comfortable in their sins.”
They embrace lies about gender, unborn life, sexual perversion, and creation. They smile and give a thumbs up as people damage their souls (2 Corinthians 4:4), calling Christians “hateful” when we share God’s loving warnings.
I'm glad that God defines love, not mankind. We can be assured that we are acting in love when we “walk in obedience to his commands.”
For more about God's definition of love, see Enjoying Obedience and The World's Definition of Loving Others and God's Definition.
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