"John III" is the sixty-forth book of the "Holy Bible," and it was again written by John. In many ways this is really the fourth book by John if you include his gospel. But I totally get what they were doing, and it's fine.
This letter was addressed to a person named Gaius, who I don't actually know. I'm sure it was a close friend of John, much like the woman in the previous book. Also like the previous book, he claims to expound more on things face to face.
So what happened in this book? John mentions writing a letter to a local church (local to the addressed, I think), and there was either a priest or elder in the church named Diotrephes who seemed to feel threatened by John's words. I'm not entirely sure why he did it, but this Diotrephes decided he didn't want anything to do with John and blocked him out.
This man also appeared to say some really harsh things to John, the latter considering it a sin. John speaks against this man and implores Gaius not to follow this man's example. And that's about it.
That's it for John! "John III" is not just a rehash of the first book like the second one was. It is a mildly interesting little scene, but there are better books out there. It's really just a personal letter dealing with a very specific situation concerning John and Gaius. I only recommend it because you can read it faster than the time it takes to read this blog reviewing it. Not even joking.
This blog was written on March 12, 2022.
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It seems Diotrephes wanted to be a Christian on his own terms, relying on his own wisdom. When John called him on it, Diotrephes took it as a personal attack. His PRIDE was offended... and that was his sin.
ReplyDeleteAll terms belong to God. He was an idiot.
DeleteThose who follow evil tend to be ensnared by it. If what we do is good, then it will be of Him. We prove who we are by what we do.
ReplyDeleteWe have to have faith before works. Works alone don't count. That ends up becoming progressive Christianity which is garbage.
DeleteJohn saw an example of a stiff neck in Diotrephes and warned Gaius not to follow his example. I'm sure John was never lacking for such examples just as it is today.
ReplyDeleteOh, it happens a lot today. I think it's a constant thing throughout history.
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