U6 L11 The Message: Third John Flashcards
What is the Theme of 3 John?
Christian Hospitality
What does Catholic mean?
Of interest to all people, universal
3 John is a brief note dealing with what?
problems in one of the churches
Who was 3 John written to?
Gaius
Was Gaius a common name?
yes
How many Gaius’s are mentioned in the New Testament?
four
Is the identity of the Gaius who 3 John is written to certain?
no
Gaius is a man who walks in what?
the truth
What are 3 of John’s prayers for Gaius and can be prayed for and expected by faith by every Christian?
- health of body
- health of soul
- prosperity
In 3 John, he told Gaius to give hospitality to who?
evangelists and God’s servants
John warns Gaius of who?
Diotrephes, trouble maker in church
What are the characteristics of Gaius?
- refused to read John’s letters
- wouldn’t receive traveling evangelists
- excommunicated those form church who welcomed evangelists
- though highly of himself
Who is the other man that John mentions in 3 John?
Demetrius
Who could Demetrius be?
Ephesian silversmith mentioned in Acts 19:21
Demetrius may have been converted under what?
John’s ministry
What were 3 good witnesses of Demetrius’ life?
- good report from testimony of John
- good report from the brethren
- Holy Spirit
Some people think 3 John was sent where? was this likely and why?
- Corinth, where one Gaius in the New Testament lived
- unlikely
- end of letter, John says he would shortly be with Gaius
- Ephesus far from Corinth
- John too old to travel that distance
In summarizing the Johannine Epistles, we can describe them as what?
catholic or universal
How universal were John’s 3 Epistles?
1- notably universal
2,3- less universal, more specific in designation
Why were many books of minor prophets and minor Epistles ignored?
short/brief in length
