The warning in 2nd John, concerning false prophets, has both micro and macro implications.
From a micro perspective, it may be assumed that John was addressing a concern of the “elect lady” about offering hospitality. Hospitality is composed of two Greek words, "philos," which means love, and "xenos," which means stranger or foreigner. Essentially, with few commercial inns, believers often put themselves out to shelter and feed travelers. Here, it appears the question was whether or not to offer hospitality to those who were known not to be doctrinally accurate. Consequently, John advises that they not even be welcomed.
From a macro perspective, we are not to participate in any way in encouraging false prophets as the post above discusses.
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The warning in 2nd John, concerning false prophets, has both micro and macro implications.
From a micro perspective, it may be assumed that John was addressing a concern of the “elect lady” about offering hospitality. Hospitality is composed of two Greek words, "philos," which means love, and "xenos," which means stranger or foreigner. Essentially, with few commercial inns, believers often put themselves out to shelter and feed travelers. Here, it appears the question was whether or not to offer hospitality to those who were known not to be doctrinally accurate. Consequently, John advises that they not even be welcomed.
From a macro perspective, we are not to participate in any way in encouraging false prophets as the post above discusses.
Great summary of 2 John... well done and informative. Just shared to Notes.