II John 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 And 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.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Everyone talks much about true love but what it?
TRUE LOVE IS A :
1- PERFECT LOVE “I love IN THE TRUTH” (v. 1) True love is a perfect love.
1Jo 4:18 states, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” Do you love with a perfect (true) love or a worldly, human love?
2- PRESCRIBED LOVE v. 5 I wrote a new commandment unto thee….that we love one another” We, as Christians, have a responsibility to “love one another”. This is not an option but a command from God. Your question may be “how can I love so and so?” Search the Scriptures and the Lord will show you how to love your friends as well as… yes, and even your enemies AND all those in between.
3- PARTICULAR LOVE v. 6 “And THIS is love, that we walk after his commandments.” The world knows nothing about “this love” as they do not walk “after his commandments.”
Grievous to say, many times professing Christians do not truly know the love that John refers to here and they substitute human love and worldly love for God’s love. Why? Because they do err, not knowing the Scriptures.
Think about it…do you love with a perfect love which is Scriptural love?
Do you love with a prescribed love. That is loving because the Lord commands it and you wish to please the Lord?
Do you love with a particular love ? Do you know THIS LOVE?