This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The Gospel of JohnAn expository gospel message on John 1:1-5, taking up the deity of Christ, His supremacy, and His salvation that He offers to all men. https://christianteaching.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/John-1.1-5-Gospel-The-Word-Light-and-Life.mp3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came...
This entry is part [part not set] of 2 in the series 3 John ExpositionDiotrephes and Demetrius: A Contrast (v. 9-12) Negative Teaching: Diotrephes (v. 9-10) Diotrephes’ Abusive Ambition Was Incompatible with Apostolic Teaching (v. 9). I wrote something to the church [Some say 2 John, but this cannot be proven for sure.]; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them [That is, he pursues supremacy in rank and in teaching authority.], does not...
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series 3 John ExpositionPurpose and Content of the Book 3 John focuses on an assembly’s reception of traveling brethren, particularly those who bore testimony to the Name of Jesus Christ. John had written to the assembly as a whole previously, but Diotrephes evidently suppressed the letter and the brethren who carried it. Thus, he had to strategize his approach and write to Gaius instead by sending...
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series 2 John ExpositionAbiding in the Truth (v. 7-11) John becomes polemical in this section, for he must be faithful to both the positive and the negative aspects of his message. His goal is to keep believers steadfast, not even to evangelize the false teachers, but simply to keep God’s people watching for error. False teachings and false teachers must be rejected. He simplifies the error...
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series 2 John ExpositionThe Purpose and Content of 2 John John’s purpose is to exhort his readers (the elect lady, her children, and perhaps an assembly that met at her home) to “walk in truth, just as we have received commandment.” This truth cannot be separated from Christian love. Love is based on truth; truth spawns love. Without one of these factors, the other has no...
