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Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. No greater grace. Explains ἐχάρην λίαν above. 5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. Read Introduction to 3 John “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth “Walk” is a metaphor for live. They are those who not only oppose Jesus, but also offer a substitute “Christ.” ii. The joy over the faithfulness of his convert is the kind of "reward" that he means in 2 John 1:8. James White (This information sheet is divided into two sections – the first explores the meaning of John 1:1, and the second addresses the more technical subject of the correct translation of the verse. The object of the apostle here is to excite them to holiness, and to deter them from committing sin, perhaps in view of the fact stated in 1 John 3:3, that everyone who has the hope of heaven will aim to be holy like the Saviour. The reason for the wish, 3 John 1:3-4 . The apostle John must have been advancing in years when he wrote this third, brief epistle to his beloved friend Gaius, whom he loved so dearly. To hear that my children walk in the truth - Caius probably was converted by St. Paul. Senec. John will spend much more time later in his gospel explaining Jesus' role in bringing life to mankind. 3 John 1:4. Sacrifice and Offering (Easter Reflections - (9). Diotrephes. анность (ср. 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance. Others, however, while not denying the eternality of the Son, argue that that is not John’s meaning here. p. 136, Œc. They would argue that instead the phrase means what it later means in 1 John 2:7, 2:24, and 3:11, namely, the beginning of the gospel. Date of Writing: The Book of 1 John was likely written between A.D. 85-95. I have no greater (the form μειζότερος is condemned by some (Phryn. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living according to the truth. 1:4 In him was life. A The writer, 3 John 1:la B The reader, 3 John 1:1b C The wish, 3 John 1:2-4 . Go To 3 John Index. Therefore when St. John speaks of him. The Vulgate Latin version reads "grace" or "thanks"; and then the sense is, that he had nothing to be more thankful for: than to hear that my children walk in truth; 3 John 1:4 Context. Read verse in The Message Bible 3 John Overcoming the World 5 k Everyone who believes that l Jesus is the Christ has been born of God , and m everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him . John 1:1 – Meaning and Translation. It makes a preacher happy to know that someone he has helped to grow in Christ is being faithful to the truth. To limit “life” here to any particular form of life is rendered impossible by John 1:3. We do not know if Gaius was John"s child physically, spiritually (his convert), or metaphorically. Cf. 3 John 1:4 serves as confirmation of ἐχάρην λίαν. The Christian walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. John 1:4. ἐν αυτῷ ζωὴ ἦν. The addressee’s name, Gaius, was a very common one in the Roman Empire and it is highly unlikely that the person addressed here is the same Gaius associated with Paul (Rom 16:23; 1 Cor. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully … p. 67; in the N. T. comp. In the Logos was life, and it is of this life all things have partaken and by it they exist. 3 and 2 John present the closest approximation in the New Testament to the conventional letter form of the contemporary Greco-Roman world, since they were addressed from an individual to individuals. See Moulton’s Winer, p. 201. , epexegetic of . 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Verse 4 proclaims Christ's role as the giver of eternal life. Nothing is more thrilling for a Christian parent, or a believer who has been influential in pointing one younger in the faith to the truth of the gospel, than to see them living according to the truth – walking in fellowship with the Lord Jesus – living in submission to the Holy Spirit’s guiding hand – living under the influence of the new man in Christ (and not the old sin nature), and reflecting the grace and truth - love and humility that flows to them, from their Saviour - as they live their Christian lives in spirit an truth. Heb. Book of Third John Overview - Insight for Living Ministries marg. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law - The law of God given to man as a rule of life. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. These are words of encouragement written to a community that is troubled by schism. the intent was to correct a church member, diotrephes, and a dictatorial and domineering member. See Kühner, Gr. The apostle, through the direction of the Holy Spirit, expresses this making use of an expression that was well known in the ancient world but unknown in Scripture (in exactly the same way) prior to this. He is addressing there a pious mother, and he congratulates her … Loving Father thank You for I am Your child and thank You for those babes in Christ that You have place in my life to shepherd and guide - I pray that all my “children” - all my brothers and sisters in Christ, may living according to Your truth, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN. (quoted by Jerome on Ephesians 5:4): “Et numquam, inquit (Dominus), læti sitis nisi cum fratrem vestrum videritis in caritate”. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Colossians 3:1-4. ; cf. Author: 1, 2, and 3 John have from earliest times been attributed to the apostle John, who also wrote the Gospel of John. p. 48), that (explicative, as constantly in St. John after the demonstrative pronoun) I hear of my children walking in the truth (on the participial construction, see note on 2 John 1:7. 2 n By this we know that we love the children of God , when we love God and obey his commandments . i. John warned us against these antichrists in his first letter (1 John 2:18-23, 4:3). a. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper i… The epistle called 3 John concerns three individuals, and in this letter the apostle John sends an essential message to each of them: Gaius. 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