New Testament 1 chapters John Epistle / Personal Letter
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3 John
John's letter about hospitality and church leadership
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"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you."
3 John 1:2
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IntroTo commend Gaius for his faithful hospitality to traveling missionaries, to condemn Diotrephes's self-serving leadership, and to recommend Demetrius.
Epistle / Personal Letter circa AD 85-100
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Gaius, Diotrephes, and the Faithful Witness
Ch. 1John commends Gaius for his hospitality to travelling missionaries, contrasts him with the domineering Diotrephes who refuses to welcome the brothers, and commends Demetrius as a model of faithful witness.
3 John's contrast between Gaius's hospitality and Diotrephes' love of preeminence provides the New Testament's most direct engagement with the corruption of church authority through pride.
HospitalityFaithful LeadershipDomineering AuthorityThe Walking in Truth
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