Let’s Study the Letters of John (Hamilton) Puritans The Governance of the Church

The Governance of the Church Militant and Ecclesiastical Ministry

including many of the illustrious Puritan divines

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Let’s Study the Letters of John (Hamilton) Puritans The Governance of the ChurchLike much of the New Testament, Johns three letters were written to deal with pressing difficulties being experienced in the first century churches. False teachers, whom John calls antichrists, were denying fundamental Christian truths and deeply troubling the Christians whom the aged apostle loved and called his little children. John writes with warmth, seriousness, and urgency to correct this situation. He shows that sound doctrine is vital, not