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Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. Walking in Truth and Love 4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. --- 2 John 1:3-4 The “truth” is the truth about Jesus Christ, as opposed to the lies of the false teachers (see 1 John 2:21-23). John refers to truth five times in the first four verses of this brief letter. In contrast to so many in our culture who dogmatically deny truth (“There are no ultimate realities”) or absurdly define it according to personal preference (“Your truth is your truth and my truth is my truth”), John declared the existence of an Absolute. God is that ultimate standard by which all else can be judged. God is true, his words and ways are true, and whatever or whoever contradicts or opposes him is false, deceptive, and dangerous. Christian leaders, teachers, and parents must engage now in the difficult but critical battle for truth. To paraphrase a familiar saying: “All that is required for Deception to triumph is for the people of the Truth to do nothing.” Begin an international campaign to teach those under your care how to distinguish between truth and error. --- Life Application Study Bible notes