2 John 1:10-11 If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:… 1. Intercourse with anti-christian teachers is very injurious to the faith of young Christians. The faith of young Christians is itself young and tender. Any fellow may knock about the babe in the cradle, but he would not lift up his hand against its father. What is very painful in the conduct of the infidels, agnostics, and secularists of the day, is the effort they make to get young men together to their meetings. 2. It also incurs a grave responsibility. "For he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works." That is, he is reckoned by others to be in partnership with him. To countenance evil is as bad as to commit it, and to be where evil is done is to countenance it. Let religious teachers often show to the young the perils and responsibilities of mixing up in unchristian and immoral society. (T. Davies, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: |
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