You beat me to it. Thank you.
The cycle is inevitable, and irreversible. Why? Because of man’s sin nature - which is only dealt with through salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ......with the sad caveat that most Christians continue to live like unbelievers, and their outward lives cannot be distinguished from those of unbelievers........and most church’s are the small kingdoms of little men who have the same spirit of Diotrephes..........
” . . . the same spirit of Diotrephes..........”
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3 John. You apprehend my attention, sir.
Here is a sermon from the 80s on the subject.
The speaker is Pastor Win Worley, Hegewisch Baptist Church,
Highland Indiana. Perhaps you may find it of interest.
The Spirit of Diotrephes Win Worley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmyfjaEPtKo