The book of James is about specifically understanding what saving faith looks like. James was written by Jesus’ half-brother, a son born to Joseph and Mary after Jesus’ birth. James came to believe Jesus was the Messiah after the resurrection. Eventually, he became one of the leaders of the Christian church in Jerusalem. This is …
The New Testament book of Philemon is one of the shortest books, at only 355 words. Yet it contains one of the most important messages in Christian life, that of forgiveness. The short letter was written by Paul during his Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:30-31). The Epistle to Philemon has only one chapter. Paul’s Letter to …
The Epistle to Titus is one of the three pastoral epistles (along with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) in the New Testament, historically attributed to Paul the Apostle. Titus chapter 1 focuses on the character traits of a church leader, contrasted to the immoral culture on the island of Crete. Paul describes the requirements for …
The First Epistle Paul wrote to Timothy, sometime after his release from Roman imprisonment as described at the end of the Book of Acts, was written from Macedonia (1 Timothy 1:3). Paul used his official title (1 Timothy 1:1) to indicate that this Pastoral Epistle was not merely a private letter, but was intended to …
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The Apostle Paul was in Corinth when he wrote the first letter to the mid-1st century city of Thessalonica in Greece. The letter is addressed to the Christians in Thessalonica and it talks all about their successes and issues. The city of Thessalonica sat on the Egnatian Way, the famous highway that went east to …
The letter to the Colossians, was written by the Apostle Paul in the late AD “50’s or 60’s,” while he was imprisoned. This letter was written to a gentile church plant located in Colossae, a city of Rome. Colossians 2:1–5 explains the entire purpose behind Paul’s letter to the Christians in Colossae. Paul’s desire is …
The Apostle Paul starts his letter to the church at Ephesus identifying himself as an Apostle of Jesus Christ. The opening of the letter is brief, without the more detailed greetings often found in Paul’s other letters. But in that brevity, Paul not only stresses his authority under God, but also anticipates the strong emphasis …
In Galatians 2:2, Paul mentions going to Jerusalem because of a revelation from God. He was not summoned to defend his actions; he was sent by God to help the church in Jerusalem. He describes an important meeting in Jerusalem, which may have occurred around AD 45. Paul’s Gospel of the Christ Paul’s Gospel had …
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Do you, or maybe that someone else, let arguments get to a “knock down and drag out” extreme. Must you have the last, final yell. Does your temper flare too much. It Might Not Be You, But – You cannot fully control the other person. But you can gain control of yourself. So, guess who …
Paul did not hinder his mission with concerns about his performance. He makes the point at the beginning of the second chapter in his first letter to the Corinthians. The Eloquent Ancient Speakers Paul wants the Corinthians to remember that he did not preach the gospel to them as if he were performing. The Corinthians …
