It took me about 4 minutes to read these two text messages. John could have used a cell phone for texting. In a very few words he conveyed his concern, his love, and his hope to the Christians who received these two letters. And he even reiterated the command that he had heard Jesus speak to those first followers; love one another. John says that we need to conduct our lives in love. That is not expressed in overflowing expressions of infatuation, but rather by obeying what God has commanded; his moral code in the law, and his spiritual code through Jesus’ words. In both his second and third letters John points out that some Christians fail to live up to these commands. But our focus is not to be on them and their wrong doings, but on how we act. We can’t allow ourselves to be influenced by those who are still stuck on themselves; being over-conservative or extremely liberal in order to compensate for the un-wise judgments of other Christians. We need to continue to serve others with an attitude of love.
Stuart
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