Letters from John: Third John
8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth. 3 John 8 In John’s second letter, we learned how the limitations for Christian Hospitality are reached at the point in affirming those who teach false doctrines that, heresy, which would lead people away from the truth of the Gospel. In John’s third letter, we see what a proper view of it looks like. For sure we do not welcome people into our homes for our own sakes, to show them how beautiful it is or to show off our collections, but rather hospitality ought to be extended for the sake of the other person. In the highest sense, our hospitality is used for God’s glory and for the good of others. It is deeply sad when we read articles, such as one found in Christianity Today which highlight the opposite. In that article, we read the following: “I am presently completing the second year of a three-year survey on the hospitality or lack of it in churches. To date, of the 195 ch...