50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves.
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The Truth that Unites Us
The theme of 2 John is essentially to call every reader to be faithful to the truth, recognizing that we live in a world of liars and lies and that deceivers and their deceptions are everywhere. And the first section is about living in the truth. John shows us in this little epistle how it is that we live in the truth. Look at verse 1: “The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth.” John is saying, first of all, the truth unites us. It’s the truth that ties us together. Our connection as Christians is rooted in the truth. It’s not a denomination. It’s not spirituality as if it were some nebulous, self-defined thing. Our connection is in a body of truth, the truth, the revealed truth of Scripture. It’s that truth that unites us; that is to say, all believers are linked together by a common knowledge of and belief in the truth. Therefore, if you don't believe in the true God, the true Christ, and the true gospel, you are not a Christian. John is saying that it’s the truth that prevails. It’s the truth that dominates. It’s the truth that compels. And the first thing we need to understand about the truth is that we are called to live in the truth. All our life as Christians is lived in the realm of divine truth. All that we do, all that we think, all that we live, and all that we say is about the truth. You may believe in God. You may have your Christ. And you may think you are saved by believing something about His death and resurrection. But if it’s not the true God revealed in Scripture, the true Christ revealed in Scripture, and if it’s not believing in the true gospel with all of its elements in the work of Christ and including true faith in the one and only Savior, Jesus Christ, who provides salvation by grace alone, then you have fallen short of the standard of salvation. Listen, believers are linked in the body of Christ with a common eternal life by common knowledge of and belief in gospel truth. That is the drivetrain of gospel truth, and that is what ties us together. And at any point where someone does not believe that truth—whatever they may claim about Christianity—they’re not a Christian. Because true believers are linked not by an organization, not by some nebulous testimony to Christ or God, but by a common knowledge of and belief in the actual gospel truth. For example, many professing Christians don’t believe in the doctrine of election. And when John says, “The elder to the chosen lady,” he’s simply identifying this lady as elect. That was a common way to identify a believer, a designation that belongs to every one of us. And while the truth of election may offend some Christians with a weak view of God’s sovereignty, it never offends the New Testament writers, and it never offends the Holy Spirit who inspired them to write it. It is unmistakable in the New Testament that believers are elect. And that is one truth that unites us. Repent and believe! GTY.org (63-2) - Truth: The Sphere of Existence – 63-2
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December 19, 2025
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