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2 John 1

Thru the Bible on Oneplace.com

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The book of Second John reminds us of the dangers of extremes. So, how do godly people live in this world? In this study we turn our attention to this important discussion and learn that Christian love can only be expressed in the bounds of the family of God, those who have the truth of the Word of God.

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0:00.0

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

0:17.7

The Bible bus? Well, it's on the road again, as we journey through the small and mighty New Testament book of 2 John. So welcome to Through the Bible.

0:25.3

Now, as we travel along, Dr. J. Vernon McGee is going to remind us of the dangers of extremes. And we know all about them in politics, don't we?

0:33.4

But, you know, the same is true for those in the faith. Some Christians practice extreme liberalism as they interact with the world, and others

0:40.9

believe that strict fundamentalism is the only way.

0:44.8

Well, the Apostle John warned his first readers of these tendencies, and his practical counsel

0:50.1

is still relevant for each of us.

0:52.5

So how do godly people live in this world? Well, I'm Steve Schwetz,

0:56.9

welcoming you aboard the Bible bus, and we're going to turn our attention to this important

1:00.6

discussion. So as you find your seat, let's welcome Greg Harris, who's here with a quick update

1:05.6

on Through the Bible's ministry. So, Greg, where are we going to go today?

1:09.7

Well, we're going to go to Africa because the

1:12.6

ministry, I think the right word is it's exploding. Yeah, Africa is on fire. On fire, yeah. And we love

1:19.7

Africa, more than 50 countries, more than a billion souls live in Africa. It's just an amazing

1:25.6

continent. But, and we've always had great ministry there.

1:29.3

Yeah. But we've seen a real resurgence. Exactly. And you've been part of that. So let's

1:34.5

go to Liberia, a place that you've been. And I have not been. Yeah, a very, a very difficult place

1:39.7

just to live. I traveled with Ray Allerie who had spent 18 years in Africa, and he said Liberia was behind the first year that he showed up in Africa in terms of it's just progress, internet. Yes, they have it, but it stops working at about 3 a.m. in the morning when three people get on. I mean, it's a hard place to be. But with that, we've partnered with someone that came to us as a

2:02.6

result of a listener, this program, yeah, hearing us talk about testimonies and stuff.

2:08.1

Long story short, basically a radio station got formed, which I was in the meetings when they were

2:13.3

the genesis of it. And I'm sitting in that meeting going, you guys aren't going to be able to pull

2:16.4

this off. This is Africa.

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