CHAPTER ONE

Contents: Exhortation concerning ministering brethren. The domineering Diotrephes and the good Demetrius.

Characters: John, Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius.

Conclusion: Ministers of Christ should abound in, and joy in hospitality toward fellow helpers in the Lord, and should beware of the peril of a domineering leadership which stands in the way of blessing to the people of God.

Key Word: Fellow helpers, v. 8.

Strong Verses: 4, 11.