Diotrephes is on one end of the spectrum. John exposed him in all his error. He was a baddie.
But here we have a chap named Demetrius. John wrote that he ‘has a good testimony.’ His name was a good name. Proverbs tells us that a good name is better than all the riches of the world.
The importance of a good testimony and a good name is obvious. Demetrius had a good testimony in two ways
He had a good testimony before others
He had a good testimony based on the word of God
One of the examples of the early church is that they found favour amongst the people. In a world where people may not know many Christians it is important that the ones they do know have a proper testimony. I am afraid that too often our testimonies don’t math up with our words.
What do people say about me? Do I have a testimony that causes people to speak well of me both in and outside the body of Christ?
How does my testimony match up with the truth?
The world is looking to condemn us – lets be sure to keep our testimonies so pure that there is nothing they can say about us.
Lets be like Demetrius.
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