Do Not Imitate Evil, but Good

The apostle John writes to his beloved child in the faith, Gaius, to commend him and draw attention to the need to support those who go out for the sake of Christ's name. Another by the name of Diotrophes directly opposes this though and seeks to supplant himself over the apostle, and Christ Himself. John uses these two character profiles to support his command to Gaius: do not imitate evil, but good.