International Sunday School Lesson on 3 John for the Week of 05-03-15

Hello Everybody welcome to my weekly commentary on the International Sunday School Lesson for May 3, 2015.

v.1: John begins his epistle by addressing himself as an elder. He greets ‘’’the well-beloved’’ Gaius..v.2-8: Is John’s Tribute to godly Gaius to his service to the church: in v2 is his is three-fold prayer for Gaius’ soul prosperity, for his good health and wealth continuation..v3 & 4: It did John’s heart good to hear from the brethren that one of his converts (one of  his little children) was walking in Christ’s truth he had shared..v5 & 6: is a declaration of devotion to his word the writer was impress how the minister treated his neighbor as he wanted to be treated.v.7: is the traveling minister went in his Gaius’s name and they went without begging the Gentiles for money to support their ministry...v.8: Tells us we do not have to begging for the Church...v,9-11 are John’s rebuke of Diotrephes and his dastardly deeds..in v9 the elder said ‘’I wrote to the Church’’ to inform it the brethren had borne witness that Gaius and Demetrius had a good report but Diotrephes does not,v.10: continues the chastisement and a promise to follow up on report of the preacher’s mis ’deeds’’.v.11 John compared the men and made proclamation ‘’he that doeth good is of God, but he that does evil hath not seen God.v.12: Devotional Demetrius gets a good report .v.13 & 14: are the conclusion to the epistle, ‘’I have many things to write, he would say, but...I trust I will see you shortly..

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