3 John 1:13,14

Final salutation. 3 John 1:13-14

(3 John 1:13) I had much to write you, but I do not wish to write through paper and ink; (3 John 1:14) I hope, rather, to see you and we shall speak mouth to mouth. (15) Peace to you. The friends are greeting you. Greet the friends by name.

The final salutation is much like that of II John. In controversy, John prefers to speak face to face rather than attempt to settle a personal matter through correspondence.
John's choice of the common greeting peace to you may be more than coincidental in light of the controversial atmosphere to which he wrote. In the midst of doctrinal as well as personal controversy, the Christian will be victorious who has within himself the peace that passeth all understanding.

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Questions for Review

1.

What significance do you attach to John's repeated referral to Gaius as beloved?

2.

What position did Gaius probably hold in his home congregation?

3.

What is the problem about which John writes Gaius?

4.

Contrast the personality of Gaius and that of Diotrephes.

5.

What treatment does John ask of Gaius for the visiting ministers?

6.

What is the significance of the term set forward on their journey?

7.

Why is the policy of not taking money from those to whom the Gospel is preached on a mission field a wise policy?

8.

What is the reward promised by John to those who support the preachers of the Gospel?

9.

What wrong had Diotrephes done?

10.

What damage is possible to the church when an elder accuses a minister with wicked words?

11.

How do genuine Christians often imitate evil men such as Diotrephes?

12.

What two possible identifications have been suggested for Demetrius?

13.

What three witnesses does John set forth as to the genuineness of Demetrius?