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Chuck Bonadies begins preaching through 2 John, and how we are to respond to the problems / fractures in a church.
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A Fractured ChurchPart 1
II John 1-6
How do we respond to fractured and flawed church?
II John
• With much love
A fractured church
Who is the elect lady?
Much Love
• No personal references in the letter• Movement from 2nd to 3rd person• Exhortations are “churchy”• Cross references• Reference to “children”
The “elect lady” is a church
• The church will be imperfect till the day of Christ.
Principles
• The church will be imperfect till the day of Christ.
• It is God’s will that we commit to an imperfect church.
Principles
• With much love• With much truth
A fractured church
In the Gospel justice has never been so visibly upheld and love has never been so radically demonstrated.
Truth and Love
Very cold = big on truth, small on love
Very sentimental = big on love, small on truth
Two extremes
• With much love• With much truth• With a heart for walking in the
Gospel
A fractured church
“But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel…”
Galatians 2:14
Walking in the Gospel
• Encourages other believers
Walking in the Gospel
“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too! I thought I was the only one.’”
C.S. Lewis
Walking in the Gospel
• Encourages other believers• Evidenced by obedience to His
Word
Walking in the Gospel
A New Beginning