by admin | Dec 29, 2025 | 3 John, Balaam, Balak and the 24,000, Section Seven
The story of Balaam and Balak has been too fruitful to abandon. To continue I’ll introduce the “24,000” (Numbers 25:1-5 ESV). While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. These invited the people to the sacrifices of their...
by admin | Nov 23, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. John wrote (3 John 1:11 ESV): Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good (τὸ ἀγαθόν). Whoever does good1 is from God (ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν); whoever does evil has not seen God. I...
by admin | Nov 11, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. John wrote (3 John 1:11 ESV): Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good (τὸ ἀγαθόν). Whoever does good1 is from God (ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν); whoever does evil has not seen God. I...
by admin | Oct 19, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. John wrote (3 John 1:11 ESV): Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good (τὸ ἀγαθόν). Whoever does good1 is from God (ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν); whoever does evil has not seen God. I...
by admin | Sep 29, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. John wrote (3 John 1:11a ESV): Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good (τὸ ἀγαθόν). Whoever does good1 is from God (ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν)… I wondered, “How does Jesus...
by admin | Sep 14, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. A Catholic friend concluded that 3 John is about the canonization of the saints. John wrote that, Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority,1...