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

What is love?

This simple yet complex question has inspired poets, artists, philosophers,

and novelists since the beginning of time. Ask 100 people, and you'll likely get 100 different

answers from every angle, relationships, literature, philosophy, science, and faith. It seems everyone

has a different answer. Welcome to Through the Bible. We're continuing our

five-year journey through the whole word of God, studying Second John, a tiny book that focuses on this

huge question, what is love? And then gives us examples of real love and action. You know, Dr. McGee

calls this sidewalk salvation, showing your love for God as you walk in His Word.

Find your place in 2 John beginning at verse 6, and as you do that, here's another special introduction by Dr. McGee.

He says, moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel, which I preached unto you, which also you received, and in which ye stand,

in which also you're saved. If you keep in memory of what I preached under you, unless you have

believed in vain, for I delivered under you first of all, which I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the

scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.

Now, that is the gospel, the gospel stated in historical terms. Now, Paul dwells upon the resurrection in the remainder

of that 15th chapter, and he puts a great emphasis on it, which we're going to do in one of

these studies that we're going to have together here. In verse 17, he makes it very clear.

He says, but, and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain.

You're yet near sins.

So that the resurrection is all important.

It's the great fact of the gospel.

He was delivered for our offenses. He was delivered for our offenses.

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