WRITER: John the Apostle
DATE: A.D. 90 — 100
PERSONAL LETTER: This epistle is like Philemon in that it is a personal letter written by John to “the elect lady.” Is the Greek word electa a title, or does it refer to a Christian lady in the early church by the name of Electa? It would seem that it was addressed to some lady in the church or to a local church that was extending hospitality to all those who claimed to be Christian, though some were heretics. John warns against entertaining such.
THEME: For truth’s sake. Truth is worth contending for, and it is wrong to receive false teachers.
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