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NASB | 3 John 1:1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 3 John 1:1 The elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the beloved and esteemed Gaius, whom I love in truth. |
Bible Question: what is the major critical problem with 3 john? |
Bible Answer: I can only guess you're referring to the portion about Diotrephes, as follows: 5Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. 6They have told the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. 7It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. 8We ought therefore to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth. 9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will have nothing to do with us. 10So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church. A word of caution is warrented here. All of the harsh treatments that are shown throughout the Bible almost always have the assistance of the Holy Spirit. For example: the punishment of Ananias and Sophira for lying about money and Simon the Sorecer made blind by Apostle Paul. With the help of the Holy Spirit, these individuals were identified as being motivated by evil or the Devil, thus they were dealth with rather harshly. We on the other hand, CANNOT see into the hearts of our fellow christians or even sinners. We can only inspect and ask them about their actions and their words. So we talk gently with people and try to find out their true motivation. If a person proves over and over again, his only motivation is to merely get all the selfish gain out of this world, then we should "shake the dust off our shoes" and leave him, give him up to God. HOWEVER, if we don't have that proof of this persons attitude or the condition of his heart toward God then we should always assume there's reason to hope he or she might repent. Thus we must tread lightly, ask the right questions, know God's word but above all, love the souls of God's children for if we don't we jepordize our own soul's ultimate home for eternity. I hope this is close to what you're looking for. If not, how about elaborating and give us a few details. God bless. |
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