In 3 John, there is a sharp contrast between one church member who loved Christ and his missionaries and another who loved to be first.
Although some adults tried to keep children away from Jesus, he welcomed them in Mark 10:13-16 as models of how to enter the kingdom...
The church in Thessalonica not only followed worthy examples but also became one itself.
Daniel’s three friends preferred to die rather than renounce their faith, knowing that God would be with them no matter what.