Number 4 Flashcards
What is the subtitle of third John?
Receive true teachers
Who is the author of third John?
The apostle John
The recipients of third John are____ And the local church in which he was a leader or pastor. This was a common first century name and should not be equated with any other New Testament references to individuals by the same name.
Gaius
Local support of traveling missionaries by churches was vital to the spread of Christianity. However, petty jealousies, pride and desire for personal power had lead some domineering local church members to resent these traveling preachers, and even the apostle John himself.. This is the background of III John.
True
III John is an encouragement for the church to_____ True pastors, and missionaries. it revolves around three key individuals and exhorter, an egotist and an example
Support - This is the content of III John
The theme of III John is our duty to ____ and support true teachers
Receive
The purpose of III John is to be a rebuke on all individuals who would seek to____or ____ The local church or the preacher
Run or control
John wrote II John to protect the truth by denying the support of false teachers. He wrote III John to ______ the truth through supplying the support of genuine Christian teachers
Advance
In II John he dealt with the problem of welcoming deceivers; in III John he discusses the error of not receiving believers
True
III John is the second____ book of the English Bible. It’s message is vital concerning the support of missionaries.
Shortest
John rejoiced because_____ believed the truth
Gaius
John rejoice because_____ Lived the truth
Gaius
John rejoiced because Gaius ____ the truth
Supported
Who was the domineering dictator in III John?
Diotrephes
Gaius opened his home for which John congratulate him. ______ opposed this practice and John censors him for it.
Diotrephes
_____ loved to have recognition and attention and be the center of attraction. He had to rule or ruin.
Diotrephes
He had refused to receive John the apostle. He had tried to both run and runoff the preacher.
Diotrephes
He had attempted to occupy the leading place. He tried to run the church and be the center of attention.
Diotrephes
He had slandered the apostles. He ran down and talked about the preacher.
Diotrephes
He had refused to entertain, receive or support missionaries. He was so scared of losing control that he didn’t even like visiting preachers.
Diotrephes
He ran off other church members who he didn’t like or even who liked people he didn’t like he had no interest in souls are in the growth of the church
Diotrephes
If the church grew too much, he might not be in control. All he was interested in was his own power and position anyone who threatened his control was soon driven out of the church of course this was no doubt done under the cover of protecting the purity of the church from outside influences.
Diotrephes
He may have been both the bearer of this letter, III John, and a traveling preacher sent by John
Demetrius
John exhorted Gaius to follow his example
Demetrius
He had a positive reputation with all men, the truth itself, and John himself
Demetrius
