July 19, 2012 – 2 John 1

In this very short letter we see John bring up again several similar topics from the other letter.  Truth, love, antichrist, other teachers are all discussed.  Here, the other teachers are called “progressive”.  I wonder what the word in Greek is or if we are getting a clear translation.  There are so many times that Catholics are criticized for not being progressive enough. Women priest, birth control, homosexual marriage, etc are things that the world looks at and tells the Catholic Church that we need to get with the times.  Not only the world, but “progressive” Catholic groups and other Christian denominations join the group on many occasions.  But here it is in the Scripture that being too “progressive” will lead us away from the Truth and Teachings of Christ.  When you look at the treatment of “progressive” teachings when the Scriptures were written and then look at a document like the Didache which is a very early writing laying out those teachings, you can imagine what John would say or how he would warn us of the teachings that are being accepted today.