<p>1:8 <em>We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth</em>- 'Welcoming' implies material support, in the context here. I have suggested that &quot;the truth&quot; in John is a reference to the Lord Jesus and His &quot;spirit of truth&quot;. The gift of the Comforter / Holy Spirit was particularly to empower the spreading of the Gospel. And yet the Spirit does not as it were zap people against their will. There needs to be an exercise of the human volition; we work together with the Spirit, and with the Lord Jesus who gives it. We are labourers together with Him (1 Cor. 3:9).</p>