2 John was written for two reasons. The first reason was the author wanted to remind his readers to love one another. The second reason was he wanted to warn them that many deceivers had gone out into the world. Today, I want to focus on the first of those two reasons, the command to love one another.

I’m going to show that this command to love one another is a concept that is found throughout the Bible. The author of 2 John did not originate this teaching, he merely reminded his readers they needed to love one another.

More importantly, I’m going to discuss the definition of love. In the 21st century, when many people see the word love in the Bible, they think of romantic love. They think of love as an emotion. They think of love as a wonderful, euphoric feeling they have for another person. However, that is not the Biblical definition. The Biblical definition of love is action. It is self-denial. It is doing things for other people that are good for them.