2Jo 5 | MHM | STEP | Christian Love This section focuses on the heart of John’s message in his letter: the importance of Christian love. John reminds his readers that loving one another is not a new command but something believers have been taught from the very beginning. This love is shown by obeying God’s commands, and it is essential for all Christians to continue walking in this love as they follow Christ. v. 5 : John gently asks the lady and her children to love one another. He says, “Now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another” (2 John 1:5 ). This is not a new idea but a command that Jesus gave from the beginning of the gospel (see also John 13:34 ). John chooses to ask in a kind way, not giving a strict order but encouraging her with love, showing that Christian leaders should lead with gentleness.

‏ 2 John 5

Christian Love

This section focuses on the heart of John’s message in his letter: the importance of Christian love. John reminds his readers that loving one another is not a new command but something believers have been taught from the very beginning. This love is shown by obeying God’s commands, and it is essential for all Christians to continue walking in this love as they follow Christ.

v. 5: John gently asks the lady and her children to love one another. He says, “Now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another”(2 John 1:5 ^a). This is not a new idea but a command that Jesus gave from the beginning of the gospel (see also John 13:34 ^b). John chooses to ask in a kind way, not giving a strict order but encouraging her with love, showing that Christian leaders should lead with gentleness.