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3 John 1:9-12: Do Not Imitate Evil, but Imitate Good

by | Jun 22, 2011 | Bible

Although John opens his Third Letter with praise for Gaius, the Apostle also has serious business to deal with. He writes: [9] I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. [10] So if I...

3 John 1:5-8: Missions For the Sake of the Name

by | Jun 21, 2011 | Bible

In 3 John 1:5-8, John gets more specific about the way in which Gaius and his children have been walking in the truth: [5] Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, [6] who testified to your love before the...

3 John 1:1-4: No Greater Joy

by | Jun 20, 2011 | Bible

In 3 John, “The Elder” John writes another letter of roughly the same size as 2 John, both of which could have been written on a single sheet of papyrus. Although many read 2 John as a related, but independent letter, I really like Lenski’s take on...

2 John: In Jesus, Truth Wins Too

by | Jun 7, 2011 | Bible

Yesterday, we looked at the demands that Love places on her counterpart Truth, according to John’s Second Letter. Ultimate Love and Ultimate Truth is a person whom we call Jesus. Though he is God, he loved his people so much that he submitted to death on a cross...

2 John: Loving One Another in Truth

by | Jun 6, 2011 | Bible, Books

At first glance, 2 John might seem to be warmed-over leftovers from 1 John, but appearances are very deceiving in this case. In John’s First Letter, he had addressed three major themes: Regeneration, Truth, and Love. John’s Second Letter is vital to the...

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