Commentary on 2 John

Name: Commentary on 2 John
Author: Hilary of Arles

Hilary of Arles

The elect lady is clearly a church to which the letter is written. It is elect in faith and mistress of all virtues.

By "truth" John is referring to the Holy Spirit, because love is always the work of the Spirit.

The saints are always overjoyed to see the results of truth at work.

Here John is warning people not to fall away into heresy or to revert back to the Old Testament law once they have received the New.

Here you see an example of excommunication in the New Testament, both from table fellowship at home and from table fellowship in church.

John unites the leaders of the churches in peace because they are sisters in the faith of the church and daughters of God by baptism.

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