It took me about 7 minutes to read this passage. The last words from John in this letter is to be on guard against false gods. If he were merely talking about idols why would we need to be warned about them? I think we need to be concerned because false gods are not limited to the idol worship that was very common in John’s day. I think that John is indicating that our flesh is drawn toward things that oppose God; anything and everything. Therefore, the enemy will introduce us to false gods, seeking to lure us away from the protection that Jesus’ sacrifice provided. Once entrapped we will, at the least, destroy our witness and, at the very worst, destroy our salvation. Some may say the latter can’t happen, and I don’t want to expand on that here. But I don’t see how Jesus’ grace cannot protect our witness if we willfully serve a false god.
It is something to ponder.
Stuart
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