What follows is pretty heavy stuff (after all, it’s Paul!), so some recommendations before you proceed:

1) Read Romans 2:1-4:25 first – straight through. What follows makes more sense if you do.
2) Keep your Bible handy for reference.
3) Take breaks if needed.
4) Take two aspirin (my wife’s recommendation after editing!).

All humor aside, I hope this will enrich your study of this week’s lesson.

To ease the struggle, here is the bulleted version:

• Paul is talking about the law – at least two “versions."

2 John is the New Testament's shortest letter. In less than 225 Greek words it reveals how a church leader—absent due to travel—nurtured and protected a Christian congregation by employing and adapting the deep-rooted social conventions of family and hospitality to express the core of Christian identity, and to highlight some of its boundaries.