Jonah preaches repentance to the city of Ninevah and they repent. God changes His mind and turns from the destruction that He said that He would do.

Jonah cries out to the Lord from the belly of the fish. He exhibits deep spiritual anguish but ultimately comes to promise his obedience. This experience is a typology of the crucifixion and resurrection.

When God surrounds the ship that Jonah is on with a storm, the other sailors ask him what they can do to satiate the storm. Jonah tells them to throw him into the sea. 

The background information to the book of Jonah is discussed as well as the first verses that set the stage for the spiritual lessons that are found within the text.

In the last of the Johannine epistles, two examples are given. One is a pious man whose testimony speaks to both believers as well as the unsaved. The other man is self-righteous and driven by pride.

The opening of the second Johannine epistle warns against antichrist deceivers who claim Christ but aren't born again. I believe the Antichrist himself will come out of the Body of Christ.

John closes his epistle with a warning against idolatry which was dangerous for believers then as it is now. 

There are some interesting verses here with an important history. Here John talks about the importance of the water and blood and its implications for the life of Jesus.

Those who are born again keep the commandments. In these verses, John explains how the commandments are not burdensome but rather, the key to freedom.

Love is one of the most important tenets of the Christian faith and our walk should be defined by love for all of our neighbors and love for our fellow believers. John describes the importance of love in these verses.