1. The message, or intent, of the Book of 2 John has to do with “walking in” three things. What are those three things?
2. In Luke 15, Jesus told three parables about “rejoicing.” What happened in each of those parables that resulted in such rejoicing?
3. In 2 John, the apostle reveals how love is connected to something else. What is that “something else”?
4. One of the reasons for John’s writing of the Book of 2 John was to protect faithful Christians against someone. Who was that someone?
5. When John said that he wanted those to whom he wrote to “receive their full reward” (vs. 8), what did he mean by that?
6. Explain the connection between 2 John 8 and Galatians 5:4.
7. hose who were Gnostics felt that they had something “special.” What was that “special something”?
8. The thrust of 2 John might be referred to as “true teaching.” Where is the only place that true teaching can be found?
9. Throughout both the Old and New Testaments, the principle is taught that if we obey God, something will happen to us. What is that “something”?
10. What had John heard about Gaius that caused the apostle to rejoice?
11. Why was Diotrophes condemned?
12. Explain Jesus’ statement in Matthew 5:20, “Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no
means enter the kingdom of heaven”
13. In 3 John, the
apostle said that he could think of nothing that would give him greater joy
than to hear “something.” What was that something?
14. What did John
recommend Gaius?
15. How, today, can
we be “fellow workers of the truth”?
16. The thrust of 3
John can be summarized by two words. What are those two words?
17. According to 2
John 9, what happens when a person “does not abide in the doctrine of Christ?”
18. What does it mean
to “have the spirit of Christ” (Rom. 8:9)?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,