Book Overview - 2 John
It is a friendly, personal letter, written some time after the first letter, to the "elect lady" who, as I think, was John's friend, and not a church or some nation as has sometimes been argued. The aim is evidently to warn his friend against certain false teachers.
Analysis.
1. Greeting, 1-3.2. Thanksgiving, 4.3. Exhortation to obedience. 5-6.4. Warning against anti-Christs, 7-9.5. How to deal with false teachers, 10-11.6. Conclusion, 12-13.
For Study and Discussion. (1) The character of the children of the elect lady. (2) Evidence of real discipleship. (3) How to deal with false teachers.