Ep 041 (S2E22) The Ones Part 4: 3 John

References:

• John’s letter to Gaius - 3 John vss. 1-15
  • Shortest Book in Bible
    • Counting Greek or Hebrew words, not English translation
      • 3 John - 219 words
      • 2 John - 245 words
      • Philemon - 335 words
      • Obabiah - 440 words
      • Jude - 461 words
    • Similar themes, ie. περιπατέω (per-ee-pat-eh'-o) to walk (vs 3 & 4) in Truth
  • Flip side of coin
    • Where 2 John was about protecting against heresy
    • 3 John is about supporting those who teach truth, not insularly.
• The text
  • vss 1-4 - Greeting
    • Gaius
  • vss 5-8 - hospitality
    • συνεργός (soon-er-gos') - fellow laborer, coworker
  • vss 9-10 - the bad example of prideful insularity
    • Diotrephes - bad example
      • Corrective: Heb 13:1-2, the fish
  • vss 11-12 - encouragement for openheartedness for the whole Body of Christ
    • Demetrius - good example
  • vss 13-15 - conclusion