Tag: 2-3 John

  • The Elder John and Leadership of the Church

    The A.D. First Century Church I tend to look at the Acts of the Apostles and oversimplify the History of the Church, Although Jesus says of Peter, “Upon this Rock I will build My Church,” we tend to miss the frequency of John at Peter’s side throughout the early acts of all of the Apostles…

    John the Elder
  • A Glance at the Gospel of John

    Previously we have studied John’s Gospel in a multi-year SERIES. Please read today’s overview of the Gospel of Jesus Christ written by John with an eye toward its fit with his three Apostolic Epistles. The Purpose of John’s Book Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in…

    Hendrick_ter_Brugghen_The_Crucifixion_with_the_Virgin_and_Saint_John
  • Reintroducing John – a Biography and Background

    Biography of a Man I wrestle with my own autobiography, let alone writing about the ancestry of such an important man of God as John. We struggle to understand anyone once we read such titles or relational roles of JESUS or any of the Lord’s Apostles. For instance, who do you see when I refer…

    John disciple of John the Baptist and Jesus the long faithful journey to Apostle Elder of the Church pictured as young man and old man