As I read 2 John verse 9, it is only those who keep the teachings and faith Jesus entrusted to his apostles who have the Father and Son in fellowship with them. Those who adhere to other teachings, or who lose the teachings of Jesus, they might live noble lives and do well, but they have no fellowship with God. Jesus illustrated how this goes even further in his parable of the house on rock and house on sand. The house on sand is illustration of living without digging down to what Jesus really taught. It might look nice. You might think its owner is living well with a noble life, but only until the storm comes along. Then it is shown how important is the life of fellowship, digging down to find the real teachings of Jesus and then keeping them as top priority (even above church council rulings and doctrines). That house survives the terrible storm. Storms are coming to test us all.
