First, in point of knowledge. "(3) She seems to have been a woman of some rank and distinction. May it not be possible to identify yourself with an evil man as well as with a good, so that, though you may not yourself actually commit the evil man's deeds, yet you shall be reckoned with as though you had done the deeds? It will not do for him to furl his sails, to neglect his compass, or to drop his hold upon the helm.I. That in some sense it is only through Christ that we can come unto God so as to be accepted of Him, is admitted on all hands by those who profess to be Christians. The sum of all is this, that he that hath not both, hath neither; and he that hath one, hath both. It is more than doubtful whether any Christian can get to know much about God, unless he be stirred by an ambition to know, or can make much progress in personal religion, unless he be taken possession of by the ambition to be made like his Saviour. People's Bible Notes for 2 John 1:6. In theory it certainly may be so. What other loss will compare with this? Who shall bring God nigh to him? 2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. That we are what we are is due to the working of the Eternal Father in all His providential ruling, and of the Divine Son in His special redemptive work in this world: but more particularly to the working of the Holy Spirit in His direct and immediate action on the heart. And surely the powerful forces of evil companionship, of frivolous or sceptical literature, of unwise self-indulgence, of excessive pleasure-seeking, acting daily, hourly, on the sensitive responsive spirit, will wear the soul and disfigure it. Let us learn the danger of erroneous principles in matters of religion.3. We are ready ever to comply with every evil suggestion and temptation which is administered unto us; we are like dry tinder to these sparks which are struck upon us, which is the difference betwixt us and Christ. 3. Certain kinds make use and abuse of this resemblance to introduce themselves fraudulently into its nests, and to deposit their eggs therein. )Abide in the doctrine of ChristT. Alexander, D. D.)"Whosoever goeth onwardCambridge Bible for Schools.(R.V.) The body of revealed truth is not a dictionary, and when Christ teaches, He teaches free men, providing them not with endless minute rules which they must mechanically follow, but with great principles which they must use their own wits in interpreting and their own responsible skill in applying. Revile Christ by a word? To look back upon your high privileges: you have been taught from your earliest days that you ought to be "born again"; you can recollect when God led you to know and see the way of reconciliation for your sin, and to find your peace in the righteousness of Christ your Saviour. The second is laid down in the affirmative, "He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son." St. John replies, "For the Truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever." Gibbon. The "elect lady," as we may infer from the following verses, had learnt that love is the essence of the gospel. No; life at that price was too dear. The best of mortals had failed in the attempt to do so, and the gods were too far off, and too unsympathetic, to undertake the task. They were his grounds that brought forth so plentifully. Well, then, if such be the fact — if, through our necessary connection with numbers of our fellow-men, a connection resulting from the circumstances of our nature — if, through the giving evil counsel, which it seems almost impossible to avoid, and through the setting evil example, which must be done in some sense by all but the perfect — if in these ways we become partakers in other men's sins — better fly the world at once; better retire to the desert, where, altogether separated from our kind, we should at least have no guilt to add to our own! The tendency which the omission has to subvert the principles omitted. (1) The wrought work of God. Moss. 4. What other loss will compare with this? That was his theology — to burn for Christ, to be faithful unto death. The strongest man is he whose enthusiasm is disciplined by self-control, whose devotion to Christ is whole-hearted and well-nigh incapable of increase, but yet is closely regulated by a sanctified reason, and thus made provident of its resources and unalterable in its purposes. Look to yourselves, that ye lose not those vivid and vigorous impressions of Divine truth, which marked the early part of your Christian career.3. How can the weak and sinful come before the All-perfect? Note how beautifully this venerable and ripened servant of God, who stood prominent among the twelve, and who was now, we have every reason to suppose, a hoary-headed soldier in the army of Christ; look how he, with all humility, brings in himself; how he slips out of the address to others into an address that includes himself. M. Gibbon.The man who comes to undermine men's faith in Christ is on an evil errand. Power may cause a man to be feared; authority, to be reverenced; wealth, to be envied; learning, to be admired; genius, to be praised; but it is only goodness that chains one heart to another. They may be lost. This regulating thought is also the all-animating thought of faith.3. Those which are subject to very much hazard, they had need to take very much heed. This love yields mutual gentleness and forbearance and tender-heartedness. Thirdly, add to this the extent of it, and that which goes along with it, for if we lose our work there is somewhat more lost besides that, as is implied afterwards; and that is of yourselves, "it is unprofitable for you" (Hebrews 13:17). )He that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deedsOur share in other men's sinsH. We will take notice of both. Of how many shipwrecked souls might the same thing be said, "The pilot was asleep below. You have a priceless treasure; your soul. How is this love produced and maintained? To make this or similar paragraphs, therefore, an old man's protest against progress, or an apology for intolerance, is to sin against the entire Scripture. What is very painful in the conduct of the infidels, agnostics, and secularists of the day, is the effort they make to get young men together to their meetings.2. 2. To this question we give(l) The answer of a very sensible philosophy. Secondly, meditation, that is also a good conduce merit hereunto. I have but one answer to give. The crowning distinction of this friendship is that it is not dissolved by death itself. First, in point of knowledge. The germs of religious truth will be perpetually unfolding themselves, expanding into new conceptions of the glory of God and of the spiritual privileges possible to man; and through all the future, one of the rewards of loyalty to Christ is to be that the loyal will be continually advancing in Christian thought, ever more completely knowing as they are known. What will God do? 4. This view of Christian communion suggests delightful anticipations of the blessedness of heaven.(J. Those which are subject to very much hazard, they had need to take very much heed. Davies, M. Just as in the "Pilgrim's Progress," where the traveller Zion-ward is toiling up the hill to reach the City of Life. There are divers ways of losing in other things, as well as this, which accordingly are now to be avoided by you. Full reward hereafter.(T. Read the passage at the bottom of this post: John 1:6-8, 19-28, The Message or John 1:6-8, 19-28, The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). Secondly, they lose that expediteness and facility of doing good, or of resisting evil. Selfishness and exclusiveness are as unchristian as they are unamiable.II. And if you still further reduce the position of the author, so that in place of blasphemous sentiments you put mere worldly words into his mouth, and without making him a pattern of immorality simply ascribe to him indifference as to religion, it is clear you do not touch the argument upon which participation in other men's sins is established, though you may diminish the likelihood of his making other men to sin, or the enormity of the crimes to which he may be accessory. 2 John 12 Ver. To make this or similar paragraphs, therefore, an old man's protest against progress, or an apology for intolerance, is to sin against the entire Scripture. H. Spurgeon.When a man is known to suffer from a sadly contagious disease none of his friends will come near the house. No; life at that price was too dear. These old pictures look at you from their elevated stations on the wall and say, "See that ye lose none of the inheritance which your noble ancestors have gained for you." 1, Remember the services of others. Thirdly, take it as to the reward; they are losers of what they have wrought as to this likewise. A real religion must have a basis in real beliefs. "Look to yourselves," to see whether you are born again? God give us to be equally faithful under different and less arduous circumstances, that at the last we too may "receive the crown of life."(J. What a perpetuity of evil-doing has thus been acquired by many of the dead! Hold the fort of truth, and defend the citadel of faith. We know too well there may be a scriptural creed without real piety; but it does not appear how there can be the latter where faith in the gospel is entirely wanting. We read, "To them that believe He is precious." He views her not as infallible and impeccable, not beyond the need of cautions and admonitions, which tie therefore administers. Look to yourselves, that ye lose not those vivid and vigorous impressions of Divine truth, which marked the early part of your Christian career.3. Everywhere, and in all ages, man is seen acting upon the principle that some satisfaction must be rendered to the Divine justice before man can be accepted by God. It will not do for him to furl his sails, to neglect his compass, or to drop his hold upon the helm.I. Now, further, secondly, as they refer to the apostles and other ministers, "that we may receive a full reward." We had better(1) own to ourselves how disastrous would be the entire loss of it. Certain kinds make use and abuse of this resemblance to introduce themselves fraudulently into its nests, and to deposit their eggs therein. We are now upon very good terms which we may rest upon. And when he was asked why be always spoke the same thing and nothing else, he replied, "That it was the command of the Lord, and that if this only were done, enough was done." There John expected to witness Christian order and decorum, reciprocal proofs of affection, and lovely demeanour. We begin with the first, the CAUTION in its general and indefinite proposition, "Look to yourselves." If there be the new birth, there will be spiritual life in the soul. )The law of self-restraintR. Now, examine more definitely the modes in which we may have share in other men's sins. may be interpreted in two ways —(1) Every one who sets himself up as a leader;(2) Every one who goes on beyond the gospel. "Men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself." His love was not a vague sentiment, unregulated by any principle; it was a love of all men, but it was pre-eminently a love of each man's immortal soul. No; life at that price was too dear. There is little need to warn them off: they are all too alarmed to come near. 2. (Cambridge Bible for Schools. We must rightly understand this method and order which God has set for the conveying of saving grace unto us. The cause of our justification before God is not in our own goodness, but if grace does not infuse its goodness into us, we are not Christians.III. The excellency of this principle. First, this conveyance of all good to us in the covenant of grace and in the name of Christ, it is the safest and surest dispensation. "Wherefore the rather, give diligence to make your calling and election sure," and do not lose the things which you have wrought; but rather go on from grace to grace and from strength to strength.(H. This shows that the fact of an Incarnation is not foreign to our nature; nay, that it is felt by the human consciousness to be essential to religion. We have here a very unusual form of the apostolic salutation. But that is not all. To this question we give(l) The answer of a very sensible philosophy. There is also a looking to ourselves in carnal confidence — putting confidence in our own goodness. )Look to selfT. Trusting in God for the fulfilment of our designs is justifiable only on the supposition that such designs are well-pleasing in His sight. H. P. Liddon, Easter Sermons, vol. When a man is going upon a dangerous journey, in which he may be very apt to make a false step or a slip — and that slip may cost him his life — you would naturally say to him, "Look to yourself." 2 John is being written to warn a “sister” congregation some distance away of the missionary efforts of the secessionist false teachers, and the dangers of wel… His heart, doubtless, was full of what concerned the fruits of his ministry in the Church of Christ; of what he had seen and heard, of the results of his long-continued and laborious exertions for the salvation of men; of his own feelings and prospects in his advanced stage of life, and of his cheering hopes of soon being in a better world, where he would have a sight of Christ. I believe it is in the latter sense that the phrase is used here. Secondly, a fulness of expectation. May it not be possible to identify yourself with an evil man as well as with a good, so that, though you may not yourself actually commit the evil man's deeds, yet you shall be reckoned with as though you had done the deeds? OBEDIENCE AS THE FRUIT OF LOVE.1. There is no man serves God for nought who is a free and bountiful pay-master. Intercourse with anti-christian teachers is very injurious to the faith of young Christians. Indeed it would seem that this is necessary not only for beings constituted and related as we are, but for every intelligent being. People have cause to look to it that they do not frustrate the labours of the ministers by losing those doctrines and instructions which are tendered unto them. He that abides not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. God "manifest in the flesh" is the solution of man's sorest difficulty as a religious being, the grand accomplished fact on which he can securely rest in his approaches to God.II. The second is of unworthy recession in apostacy or departure from it, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ. Thompson.). Thirdly, by mere carelessness and neglect. 2 John 1 The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever: Read verse in New International Version You have a priceless treasure; your soul. How, then, can I speak evil of my King?" Prepare your messages on God's Word in 2 John with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. They are accommodating, because it has no backbone. Of the serious mistakes, in matters of opinion and in matters of practice, to which this over-eagerness leads, the disposition that sweeps onwards under the dominancy of a single idea, and consents neither to look back upon the point from which it started, nor to glance around at the facts with which relations should be maintained, there are instances enough. The difference between a mere nominal and a real Christian is immense. Do you never, when you have given an opinion on points of difference between men of the world and disciples of Christ — do you never lean to the side of the world, because not honest enough to despise the risk of giving offence? And his heart might be full of those tender emotions which would express themselves in sacred admonitions and directions, which he designed to give to the pious family whom he was shortly to visit.1. He also called each of the miracles "signs," for he was trying to point us in the direction of life-changing decisions of faith. 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