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The material emphasizes joy through walking in truth, recognizing deception and antichrist teachings, and responding when teachings differ from what Christ taught. It also highlights prayer and support for Gaius, hospitality toward traveling missionaries, warnings about Diotrephes’ behavior, and discernment of truth.","2nd and 3rd John  \nA Short Bible Study  \nEnglish Spiritual  \n2nd and 3rd John  \nA study by Marlene Custer Illustrations: International Art of Reading 3.0  \nEnglish  \nUSA  \nScripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House . All rights reserved.  \n[www.biblehub.com/commentaries](www.biblehub.com/commentaries)[ ](www.biblehub.com/commentaries)[Art of Reading illustrations are cc by-nd.](Art of Reading illustrations are cc by-nd.)  \nCopyright © 2017, Marlene Custer  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nRead or listen to 2nd John 1:1-13  \nMany believe that the Apostle John wrote this letter to a special Christian lady in the church. While he encourages believers to be hospitable, he warns that we must be on guard against those not speaking the truth.  \n1. What gives John great joy?  \n2. How can we know if someone is walking in the truth?  \nThe love that John is talking about here is the kind of love that is unselfish. 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