Q&A: 2 John 1:9-11 — disconnect from the false teacher's church and teaching, but distinguish that from family relationship; the two separations are not identical.

Mike reads 2 John 1:9-11 and applies it to ministry fellowship: if the error is on the essentials of the faith (not minor disagreements), he would break ministry fellowship and openly oppose the teaching. However, he draws on the 1 Peter pattern of a believing wife with an unbelieving husband to show that spiritual separation does not automatically require family separation. The two categories — church/ministry relationship and family relationship — operate differently and must be distinguished.