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My commentary explained that “the truth” is “a subjective experience in our personal
lives. We cannot only know the truth, but we can live in the truth and live for truth’s sake.” The false teachers of that time were trying
to say they had “new information” and Christians could easily get sucked into
it, thinking God was giving new revelations.
But John said they weren’t telling
the truth about the Truth.
I loved this: “God is
not at war with lost sinners; it is sinners
who are at war with God. God had been reconciled
to sinners because of Christ’s work on the cross. Now sinners must repent and be reconciled to God by faith in Jesus
Christ.”
John also told us that walking
in the truth means “to obey it, to
permit it to control every area of our lives … Each commandment is an expression of love and not simply
law. The will of God is the revelation
of God’s heart, not just His mind.
Consequently, obedience to His Word should be a revelation of our love, not an expression of fear … The greatest freedom is in obedience to God’s perfect will.
No believer who loves God would ever
consider His commandments to be harsh and unbearable.”
Abiding in the truth also means opposing error. The false teachers had come from the church. “It takes constant spiritual vigilance to protect
a family or a local church from the
insidious attacks of false teachers,” my commentary said. We don’t even want to be hospitable to false teachers because “they will use every
opportunity they can to secure the endorsement of true Christians.”
Father, please help truth to reign through Christ in my life
and in my home. Help my family to understand
that we cannot live in the world
without guarding our lives from false teachings. Remind us of our witness and that who we run
around with can spoil it quickly.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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