3 John, Part 7

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...

Cult Prostitutes

In another essay[1] I wrote, “This form of religious worship [idolatrous worship (including its drunken sexual practices)] was still practiced openly in Corinth.”  But I failed to footnote it.  Though the idea was new to my conservative upbringing,[2] I thought I was...