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today taught by this epistle.
XXIV. REVIEW QUESTIONS ON 3 JOHN
1. Who is the author of 3 John? To whom
did he write the letter?
2. What was one immediate situation that
brought on the writing of this letter?
3. What does John write in the
introduction (1) and conclusion (13-14) of
the letter?
4. What is the main point of these three
parts: 2-4; 5-8; 9-12?
5. Name some key words and quote a key
verse of 3 John.
6. Describe the tone of this letter.
XXV. FURTHER STUDY OF 3 JOHN
With the help of outside sources, study


the three persons mentioned in 3 John:
Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius.
XXVI. OUTLINE
3 JOHN: Spiritual Health and Prosperity
JOHN’S GOSPEL AND FIRST EPISTLE
COMPARED
Salutation

v. 1

CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO TRUTH

2-4

CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO OTHER FELLOW WORKERS 5-8
CHRISTIAN’S RELATION TO GOOD AND EVIL
Greetings

9-12
13-14

XXVII. BACKGROUND OF JUDE
The epistle of Jude is a passionate plea to
Christians
to
beware
of
spiritual
contamination by evil men. Jude had
originally intended to write a doctrinal
epistle, dwelling on the grand subject of
salvation. But the in ltration of false


teachers and immoral persons into Christian
circles had become so widespread that Jude
was constrained by the Spirit to devote most
of his letter to warning his fellow believers
about that serious threat.
A. AUTHOR AND ADDRESSEES
The author is identi ed in verse 1 by
name: Jude; kinship: brother of James; and
relation to Christ: servant (bondslave). There

are strong reasons for believing that this
James was the half brother of Jesus, which
associates Jude to Jesus in the same way.
(On James, read Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3; Acts
12:17; 15:13; 21:18 .; Gal. 1:19; 2:9.) If
Jude was Jesus’ half brother, then he
became a believer after Christ’s resurrection
(see John 7:5 and Acts 1:14). From verse 17
we gather that Jude did not class himself as


an apostle.
Those to whom Jude wrote this letter may
have been members of Jewish churches of
Palestine or Asia Minor, where he probably
was ministering at this time.
B. DATE
A suggested date for the writing of the
epistle is around A.D. 67-68, shortly before
the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70).15
C. OCCASION AND PURPOSE
Jude clearly states in his epistle what
impelled him to write what he did. The
leaven of such evils as gross immorality,
antinomianism, rejection of the lordship of
Christ, and mockery was beginning to spread
in the churches through the in uences of