05/09/2021 – Day 357 – III John – all //”Truth” – a favorite word with John.
This was noted by by Halley’s Bible Handbook: “A Favorite Word with John. Used over 20 times in John’s Gospel. 9 times in I John. 5 times in II John. And 5 times in III John. Love in Truth (1). Walk in Truth (2,3) Help the Truth (8). Witness of the Truth (12).”
And…:
“Gaius, 1
There was a Gaius in Corinth, a convert of Paul’s (1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23) in whose home, in Paul’s day, a Church met. A tradition says that he later became John’s scribe. But verse 4 calls Gaius one of John’s children, that is , Converts. But Whoever he was, he was a Greatly Beloved Christian Leader. John Loved him and four times called him Beloved (1,2,5,11).
John’s Helpers , 5 – 8
Paul some forty years earlier, had established Churches in and around Ephesus, with no Seminaries to supply Pastors. He had to develop his Pastors out of his converts. Later, John, assuming the pastoral care of these Churches, it seems, gathered round himself, and trained great numbers of teachers and preachers to aid him, and sent them out among the Churches.”
I am left thinking here of the “fastest growing Church in the world – Iran..: Where by with God’s grace, a soul hearing the Good News of Our Saviour , Jesus Christ for the first time, is turned into a disciple in less than a hour. (reference : FAI documentary movie posted on you tube – “Sheep Amongst Wolves – Part 2”. I I have posted it under this blog under “favorites” and “Warrior Tools”.
Here is the link:
Soli Deo Gloria!
Love,
Jimmy