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    The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John
    The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John
    The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John
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    The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John

    By Charles Spurgeon

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    We are to read the Bible in order to understand God’s message to us. He speaks to us in plain language but there are times we need a helping hand in what we read.

    Commentaries are not just for preachers or seminary students. They are for us all.

    The Ultimate Commentary Collection is designed to bring you a variety of thoughts and insights from theologians of high renown and reputation. Their study of the Bible is of great help to us.

    We are presenting to you the studies and thoughts of 6 of the Church’s greatest minds:

    Albert Barnes – John Calvin – Adam Clarke – Matthew Henry – Charles H. Spurgeon – John Wesley.

    Their commentaries will help you understand, enjoy and apply what God’s word says to you.

    In addition to these commentaries you will also find all of Spurgeon’s sermons on this particular book of the Bible.
    This volume is the ULTIMATE COMMENTARY ON 2 JOHN.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Turner
    Release dateApr 23, 2018
    ISBN9788828313687
    The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John
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    Charles Spurgeon

    Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), nació en Inglaterra, y fue un predicador bautista que se mantuvo muy influyente entre cristianos de diferentes denominaciones, los cuales todavía lo conocen como «El príncipe de los predicadores». El predicó su primer sermón en 1851 a los dieciséis años y paso a ser pastor de la iglesia en Waterbeach en 1852. Publicó más de 1.900 sermones y predicó a 10.000,000 de personas durante su vida. Además, Spurgeon fue autor prolífico de una variedad de obras, incluyendo una autobiografía, un comentario bíblico, libros acerca de la oración, un devocional, una revista, poesía, himnos y más. Muchos de sus sermones fueron escritos mientras él los predicaba y luego fueron traducidos a varios idiomas. Sin duda, ningún otro autor, cristiano o de otra clase, tiene más material impreso que C.H. Spurgeon.

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      The Ultimate Commentary On 2 John - Charles Spurgeon

      CHAPTER ONE

      2 John

      2 John Contents

      2 JOHN CONTENTS

      Chapter Two - Albert Barnes

      Chapter Three - Adam Clarke

      Chapter Four - Matthew Henry

      Chapter Five - John Wesley

      2 John Contents

      Bible Study Guide

      Other Publications

      Main Contents

      CHAPTER TWO

      Albert Barnes

      2 John Contents

      2 JOHN CONTENTS

      2 John Introduction

      2 John Chapter 1

      2 John Contents

      Bible Study Guide

      Other Publications

      Main Contents

      2 John Introduction

      2 JOHN INTRODUCTION

      Introduction to 2 John and 3 John

      Section 1. The Authenticity of the Second and Third Epistles of John

      The authenticity of these two Epistles was doubted by many in the early Christian church, and it was not before a considerable time had elapsed that their canonical authority was fully admitted. The first of the three Epistles was always received as the undoubted production of the apostle John; but, though not positively and absolutely rejected, there were many doubts entertained in regard to the authorship of the Second Epistle and the Third Epistle. Their exceeding brevity, and the fact that they were addressed to individuals, and seemed not designed for general circulation, made them less frequently referred to by the early Christian writers, and renders it more difficult to establish their genuineness. The evidence of their genuineness is of two kinds - external and internal. Though, from their brevity, the proof on these points must be less full and clear than it is in regard to the First Epistle; yet it is such as to satisfy the mind, on the whole, that they are the production of the apostle John, and are entitled to a place in the canon of Scripture.

      (1) External evidence. The evidence of this kind, either for or against the authenticity of these Epistles, is found in the following testimonies respecting them in the writings of the Fathers, and the following facts in regard to their admission into the canon.

      (a) In the church and school at Alexandria they were both well known, and were received as a part of the sacred writings. Clement of Alexandria, and Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, quote them, or refer to them, as the writings of the apostle John. - Lardner‘s Works, vi. 275; Lucke, p. 329. Origen, the successor of Clement, says: John left behind him an epistle of very few ‹stichoi;‘ perhaps also a Second and Third, though some do not consider these genuine. Both these together, however, contain only 100 ‹stichoi.‘ Dionysius of Alexandria shows that he was acquainted with all of them, but calls the two last φερόμεναι pheromenai- writings alleged to be genuine. For the import of this word, as used by Dionysius, see Lucke‘s Com., pp. 33,331.

      (b) These Epistles were known and received in the western churches in the second and third centuries. Of this fact, an important witness is found in Irenaeus, who, on account of the place where he resided during his youth, and the school in which he was educated, deserves special regard as a witness respecting the works of John - Hug. He was born at Smyrna, and lived not long after the times of the apostles. He was a disciple of Polycarp, who was acquainted with the apostle John; and having passed his early years in Asia Minor, must, in the circumstances in which he was placed, have been familiar with the writings of John, and have known well what writings were attributed to him. He quotes the Second Epistle 2 John 1:11, and with express reference to John as the author, under the name of John, the disciple of our Lord. In another place, also, he refers to this Epistle. After quoting from the First Epistle. he continues. And John, the disciple of Jesus, in the Epistle before mentioned, commanded that they (the heretics) should be shunned, saying, etc. He then quotes, word for word, the seventh and eighth verses of the Epistle.

      (c) The African church, in the third century, regarded the Second Epistle, at least, as the production of John. At a synod in Carthage, under Cyprian, Aurelius, the Bishop of Chullabi, in giving his vote on the question of baptizing heretics, quotes the tenth verse of the Second Epistle as authority, saying, John, in his Epistle, declares, etc.

      (d) There is some doubt in regard to the Syrian church, whether these Epistles were at first received as genuine or not. The manuscripts of the Peshitto, or Old Syriac version, at least since the sixth century, do not contain the Epistle of Jude, the Second Epistle of Peter, or the Second Epistle and the Third Epistle of John. Yet Ephrem the Syrian, in the fourth century, quotes the Epistle of Jude, the Second Epistle of Peter, and the Second of John, as genuine and canonical. Since this father in the Syrian church was not acquainted with the Greek language, (Lucke), it is clear that he must have read these Epistles in a translation, and as would seem most probable in some Syriac version. The

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