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When to fight and when to compromise are not always easy choices to make. Stubbornly defending the truth can easily end up in arrogance that discredits the gospel, while too readily seeking middle ground can leave truth by the wayside. Torn by conflict and marred by schism, the congregation to whom John addressed his letters stood in need of his strong exhortations to love and unity within the...

COMMENTARY 2 John How Christian believers are to relate to those who do not believe as they do is a question that has received a number of different answers. Some urge tolerance and charity; others advocate the necessity of guarding the truth and preserving the purity of the church. Second John apparently takes a rather hard line on the matter: If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him (v. 10). To such stern and unrelenting admonitions,
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