I am very happy that I can trust you fully.
You think you are a guide for people that don’t know the right way. You think you are a light for people that are in darkness (sin).
I wrote you a letter for this reason: so that when I came to you I would not be made sad by those people who should make me happy. I felt sure of all of you. I felt sure that all of you would share my joy.
The Lord makes us feel sure that you are doing the things we told you. And we know that you will continue to do those things.
