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THIRD LETTER

AUDIENCE:

John wrote his third letter to a man named Gaius who had a house church somewhere in Asia Minor.

REASON:

John wrote to encourage Gaius in his love for hospitality, to deal with the pride of Diotrephes and to tell them to accept the teaching of Demetrius.

THEME:

Be accepting of other believers.

KEY VERSE:

"Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth." (8 ESV)

SPLIT:

To Gaius (1-8), To Diotrephes (9-10), About Demetrius (11-14)

KEY WORDS:
Truth, Testimony, Good, Evil