Walking in Truth: The Doctrine of Christ (2 John v. 4-10)

"I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment (1 John 5:19-21) from the Father. And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we LOVE one another. This is LOVE, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we (you) do not lose those things we worked for, but that we (you) may receive a full reward. Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds."

The deceiver does not "confess" Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh; does not reveal Jesus Christ coming by/in circumstances; does not testify of Jesus Christ in the living of life. John teaches that love keeps His commandments. Whose commandments? Those that Jesus Christ kept!

Paul agrees. "But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss FOR the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things (all lusts of the flesh, eyes and pride of life), and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found (confessing Jesus Christ coming in his flesh) in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; THAT I MAY KNOW HIM AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HIS SUFFERINGS, BEING CONFORMED TO HIS DEATH, IF, BY ANY MEANS, I MAY ATTAIN TO THE RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD." (Philippians 3:7-11)

John was not concerned that "the lady and her children" would consider that Jesus Christ, himself, had not come; but that they would transgress the understanding John had confessed, losing "a full reward" in bold print above.

Good for their sake. Good for others to see. A good confession!