WBS for Feb 11th - 2 John & 3 John: Love, Hospitality, & Detecting False, Teaching in the Church

About this episode

This episode explores the themes of love, hospitality, and the importance of discerning false teachings in the context of 2 John and 3 John.

2 John v1 Context of 2 & 3 John: Who (author/audience), what (genre), when/where/why 2 John v1-3 Opening greetings: who was the lady chosen by God? 2 John v4-6 A definition of love 2 John v7-13 Do not welcome anyone who teaches false doctrine & closing remarks 3 John v1-4 Opening greetings: who was Gaius? 3 John v5-8 The duty of hospitality 3 John v9-14 Diotrephes & Demetrius: what do we learn from them?

People in this episode

Host: Cynthia Blase

Topics covered

• Love
• Hospitality
• False Teaching
• Christian Doctrine
• Biblical Context

Keywords

• 2 John
• 3 John
• love
• hospitality
• false doctrine
• Christianity
• Bible study

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2 John, 3 John

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