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Diotrephes and Demetrius: A Contrast (v. 9-12) Negative Teaching: Diotrephes (v. 9-10) Diotrephes’ Abusive Ambition Was Incompatible with Apostolic Teaching (v. 9). I wrote something to the church [Some say 2 John, but this cannot be proven for sure.]; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them [That is, he pursues supremacy in rank […]

Abiding in the Truth (v. 7-11) John becomes polemical in this section, for he must be faithful to both the positive and the negative aspects of his message. His goal is to keep believers steadfast, not even to evangelize the false teachers, but simply to keep God’s people watching for error. False teachings and false […]