Love in Truth, Know the Truth, for the Sake of the Truth, in Truth & Love | 2 John 1-3

Lord's Day: August 16, 2026  Preacher: Carlos Montijo  Series: Second John  Topic: Truth  Scripture: 2 John 1–4; Mark 3:17; 1 John 2:1; 2 John 13; 3 John 1; 2 John 8; 1 John 5:9–12, 20 1The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: 3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 1–3 Gospel promises Context matters Who is “the elder”? Who are the “elect lady and her children”? Where are they? I.  Author, Recipients & Date II. Destination Mystery No clear reference to author or audience, or destination III. Style, Purpose & Content 2 John Follows 1 John closely in style, diction, content, common themes/contrasts, but with more localized focus Secessionist false teachers—antichrists, schismatics IV. 2 John contains similar contrasting themes found in 1 John CAWFS Discernment: doctrine, lifestyle V.  Love in Truth, Know the Truth, for the Sake of the Truth, in Truth & Love How many times does he mention truth? Join us on Sundays for worship at 10:00am: ThornCrown Covenant Baptist Church4712 Montana AveEl Paso, Texas 79903 Contact us at: web: ThornCrownCovenant.Churchcall/text: (915) 843-8088email: [email protected] Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com