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.
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
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...
In a series of verbal skirmishes with religious leaders, Jesus showed who we are and how we should live as the image of God...
