Tag: 3 John

The example of Diotrephes shows how people can fight against the truth because if their pride. Diotrephes refused to allow senior leaders of the church into the congregation where he was because he wanted to be the preeminent person—he wanted the people of the church in his area to look to him. It’s straight up…

3 John 1 Here we have specific references to two individuals. One is Gaius, to whom this is written, who is an example of faithfulness. The other is Diotrephes, who seems to have some authority or social influence within the church in his area but who uses that to blatantly obstruct the work by refusing…