Our fellowship with one another depends on truth, and that truth is Jesus.
John shows a great sense of community just like he did in 3 John, another short letter to another believer.
2 John 1-2 The elder,
To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth - 2because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
John loves the chosen lady and her children in the truth, who is Jesus. All who know the truth love her and her children. Jesus allows us to love one another in him, which is the purest form of love that humans are capable of, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit of God.
Since Jesus will be with us forever, we will be able to share this kind of love with other believers for all eternity. It would do us good to practice it now. Practice extraordinary love toward other believers, something that goes beyond your natural self.
2 John 3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love.
John does not just wish grace, mercy, and peace to the readers of the letter, he states that it will be with us in truth and love, in Jesus himself. May we each live each day rich in this knowledge that we have grace, mercy, and peace from God himself!
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