2 John 1:7-11

2 John 1:7-11

[7] For  many  deceivers  into  the world,  who  confess  not  that Jesus  Christ  is come  in  the flesh.  This  a deceiver  and  an antichrist.  [8] Look  to yourselves,  we lose  those things which  we have wrought,  but  that we receive  a full  reward.  [9] Whosoever  and  abideth  not  in  the doctrine  of Christ,  hath  not  God.  He that abideth  in  the doctrine  of Christ,  he  hath  both  the Father  and  the Son.  [10] there come  unto  and  bring  not  doctrine,  receive  him  not  into  your house,  neither  bid  him  God speed:  [11] For  he that biddeth  him  God speed  is partaker  of his  evil  deeds. 

What does 2 John 1:7-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Next John moved on to his second purpose. He wrote to encourage his readers to resist the false teachers who were distorting the truth and deceiving some of the believers.
"The presbyter"s attention now moves from the existence of true belief inside the Johannine community, which gives him great joy ( 2 John 1:4), to the dangers presented to it through the espousal of false belief by deceivers who have "defected into the world." Earlier, the writer has spoken of Christian truth and love; in the remainder of2John the emphasis inevitably falls on the need for truth in contrast to error. But the two sections interlock. Departure from the truth results in a failure of love. Thus the dark description of heretical secession and its consequences ( 2 John 1:7-11) forms the basis of John"s warm appeal for love and unity ( 2 John 1:4-6)." [1]