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These three letters from the apostle John are personal, pastoral, and passionate pleas for the church to remain united and strong in the face of persecution. They are also treasured for their memorable teaching on love and forgiveness. Discover the evidence of what the true Christian life looks like, what true Christian care consists of, and what constitutes genuine leadership in the church.

essential to be in fellowship with the author, because the author is in fellowship with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. The Elder’s opponents, the secessionists—those who have left the community (2:19) and are antichrists (2:18), false prophets (4:1), deceivers (2 John 7), and liars (2:22)—are not in fellowship with the author, and they no longer have either the Father or the Son (2 John 9; cf. 2:22–24). They are outside the “circle of salvation.” It is evident here that fellowship (koinōnia)
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