I. Here is a very different example and character, an officer, a minister in the church, less generous, catholic, and communicative than the private Christians. Ministers may sometimes be out-shone, out-done. In reference to this minister, we see, 1. His name—a Gentile name: Diotrephes , attended with an unchristian spirit. 2. His temper and spirit—full of pride and ambition: He loves to have the ...