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I. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY — it was truth; not only truth in the bare sense of the term, but truth in its highest sense, unmistakable truth, infallible truth, the truth without which we cannot be happy neither here nor hereafter. You may be without much knowledge in reference to geology, or astronomy, or botany, you may be without much knowledge of these things, and not suffer much; but in reference to this, if you have it not, you are a fool indeed, and if you have it, you are made wise unto salvation. It is necessary, for us while here, and for our well-being hereafter.

II. THE MANNER OF THAT MINISTRY. "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." I say that the apostle's ministry was characterised by great earnestness and affection. There is no minister that will ever be useful without it.

III. THE JOY AND SATISFACTION OF THE APOSTLE'S MINISTRY. The subject-matter of this joy of the apostle's was to hear that his children walk in truth.

1. To walk in the truth is to maintain evangelical truth.

2. To walk in truth is constantly to keep and to enjoy the truth. It gives us solid peace, it is "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding."

3. Once more, when spiritual children walk in truth they are consistent Christians. Walk is not the position of a lazy Christian.

(H. Allen, M. A.)

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KJV: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

WEB: I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.