The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
Bible School Lesson Outline
For September 28
SECOND AND THIRD JOHN
lW. F. I.l

W A. ID. At that time John was an OLD man,
and he refers to himself as "The Elder"
This could not pertain to his office; for he
was more than an elder; he was "The be-
loved Apostle
I. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF
JOHN.
/. Referring to himself as "The Elder, :"
he calls the Church "The Elect Lady" In
the First Epistle, the Church was addressed
as "my little children
Here he recognizes the Church's fem
ininity-that she was under Christ the Man
hence "The Elect Lady"
2. In Verses One to Four, if you substi-
tute the word Christ for the word Truth
you will have the clear meaning. Christ is
Truth and Truth is Christ. Compare John
1888. "What is TRUTH" and John Il IS,
81 AM THE TRUTH" for the answer.
3. In these same Verses, John speaks
of "the children" of "The Elect Lady"
These are her "new converts" her members,
including her 'babes in Christ"
II found OF (not all) thy children walk
ing in Truth" Christ Some members walk
in the flesh, in the apostasy, in the world.
John knew and we know, that all "the
children" do not walk in Christ.
4. John could not write without refer
ring to the New Commandment, "that We
love one another" Five and Six
with John Is "a, IS.
5. The World is full of Satan's deceiv-
ers preparing the way for THE GREAT
ARCH-DECEIVER: THE SOON TO
APPEAR ANTICHRIST-Verse Seven.
6. Every one in Zion should live and
strive for the full reward y Verse Eight.
7. The necessity of abiding in the Doc
trine (Teaching) Of Christ and His Apostles,
and the extreme danger of departing there
fronn-Verses Nine to Eleven.
Swift and sure destruction awaits every
one who receives any apostate teacher and
his teaching into his house.
The "house" more especially refers to
the place of assembly-Shiloh Tabernacle.
The Faith Doctrine, Teaching) must be
kept guarded.
g. The Apostolic heart was too full for
utterance with mere pen and ink-Verse
Twelve
9. Verse Thirteen: "The children of thy
Elect Sister (any branch Church) greet
thee"-the fellowship of those of like
precious faith" the communion of saints
Fl. THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN
Here persons are singled out and address
ed or written about = Gaius, Diotrephes
Demetrius, the travelling brethren, etc.
/. Gaius-Verses One to Eight, Eleven
Thirteen, and Fourteen.
CD The Epistle is written and dedicated
to "the we'll beloved Gaius by the Elder .
| (the Apostle john.
(2) He wished him health, but above al
else he wanted his soul (spirit) to prosper
(3) Certain brethren reported to John
how Gaius was walking in Truth-Christ
This was the greatest joy in Johns heart
(4) Gaius was hospitable, receiving
strangers, the travelling brethren, like
Barnabas, Paul, Silas, John Mark, etc. By
them, Gaius was we'll reported of to the
whole Churcll-Verse Six.
(5) The self-sacrifcing disposition of the
travelling ministerial brethren-Ve Seven
co. Receiving and helping such, we be-
come fellow helpers to the Truth Christ
Verse Eight.
(7) An excellent admonition to Gaius
and every other one who loves Jesus Christ
Verse Eleven.
(8) A general exhortation, with the salu-
tations, in Verses Thirteen and Fourteen.
g. The would-be papal Diotrephes-Vers-
es Nine and Ten.
CD He "loveth to have the prominence. %
(2) "Receiveth us not" = set himself
above the Apostles, disputed their authority,
criticised them, sought to undermine their
influence and destroy their teaching. He
led in the rejection of Apostolic Authority.
(3) AS proof of this, see the last six lines
of Verse Ten.
(4) Would not receive the travelling
brethren, forbade them that. would, and
cast them and the travelling brethren out of
the Church.
(5) John would use his Apostolic Author
ity against him when he should come. Com
pare similar cases in Paul's experience:
a. I Corinthians SO, 1.-The incestuous
person.
b. II Thessa1onians SO, II, IS.
c, Alexander and Hymenaeus, I limo
thy 10, TO-
d. Phygellus and Hermogenes, II Timothy
lis.
e. Alexander the coppersnith, II Timothy
Ala, IS.
3. The good Demetrius certified to by
CD All the Church;
(2) The Truth itse1f-even Christ;
(3) The Apostle John whose record the
Church knew Gas also did Gaius) was true.
EDDIN
Mr.. ]. D. Taylor to Miss Laura
Schuerr, of Chicago, September 49, 1910
Mr.. Louis Boyer to Mrs. Tillie R. John
son, September 20, 1919