In John’s second letter, immediately after exhorting the church to continue in the glorious graces of God– life in the word, fellowship with one another, and obedience evidence by love–John warns the saints about the deceptions of darkness that threaten to neutralize and destroy churches then and now. He closes with a sweet exhortation to continue in rich fellowship–face-to-face, life-touching-life fellowship–that is to characterize Christ’s church