Philemon,Paul’s Leter to 2

MV:Isa1:16

Bib1Yr:He4Gospel Preached

Philemon,Paul’s Leter to

[Gr.Philemon”Loving thought”]

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)The Book of Philemon

Background: Philemon was probably a convert of Paul's and now a church worker.Onesimus,one of his slaves,had run away but had met Paul and become a Chritian.Paul writes to Philemon to say that he is sending Onesimus back to his master and appeals to Philemon to do what would have been unusual in those days-to forgive and reinstate Onesimus.

Author:Paul(1:7)see Romans

Date and Location: AD61,during Paul's house arrest in Rome(Ac28:30,31),about the same time as Eph. and Col.

Recipients: Philemon(1:7)concerning his generosity. He may have met Philemon during his extended ministry in nearby Ephesus(Ac19)

Purpose:

-Commend Philemon for his compassion to other believers(1:7)

-Commend Onesimus to Philemon and ask for his complete forgiveness and restoration(1:8-21)

Unique Features:

-Philemon is the only totally private letter in Scripture

-gives a valuable glimpse into the social life of apostolic times

Comparison:

*The entire letter is a concrete example of truth of 1Cor12:13

*Eph., Col., Phil., 2ti and Php:all written when Paul is in prison

*Eph. and Col.:these show that Christians form the body of Christ;Philemon illustrates love within the body of Christ

*Col.:Except for Philemon and Apphia,everyone mentioned in Philemon is mentioned in Col.(1:1,2,23,24) with Col.4:9-17

Abbreviations:Philem./ Phile./ Phlmn./ Phm

MV:Mt23:26

Bib1Yr:He3Holy Brethren

Titus,Paul's Letter To 3

THE WALKTHROUGH

Titus in 3 Minutes

                                     

MV:Tts2:10

Bib1Yr:Heb2Neglect

Titus,Paul's Letter To 2

MV:Tts2:8

Bib1Yr:Heb1Divers Manners

Titus,Paul's Letter To

[Gr.Titos L.titus"safe"]

courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)The Book of Titus

Background:In a similar way to Timothy,Titus was a leader in the church on the island of Crete.Paul writes as he did in 1Tim.,about the organization and leadership of the church,correct teaching in the face of error and right attitudes in the church,the work place and the world.3chs

Author:Paul(1:1),see Romans

Date and Location:AD62-65,after 1Ti. from somewhere in Greece or Asia Minor where Paul was stopping on his way to Nicopolis(3:12)see 1Tim.

Purpose:

-Encourage Titus to complete the task of organizing the churches in Crete(1)

-To discuss the teaching of doctrine and the conduct of ministry(2-3:11)

-Advice Titus of Paul's future plans and wishes(3:12-12)

Unique Features:

-God's grace(2:11-14;3:4-7)

-emphsizes good works like Jacob(Jas1:16;2:7,14;3:1,8,14)

-Quotes Epimenides,a Cretan poet(1:12compare Ac17:28)

Comparison:

*2Cor.,Titus carried 2Cor to the Corinthian Church(2Co8:16-23);he is the recipient of this Letter

*1Ti:both emphasize church organization

*1,2Tim.:All are pastoral letters.Titus more official

*Jacobus(Jas) and Titus both emphasize good works as the visible proof of saving faith(see unique)

Abbreviations:Tit./Tts

MV:Tts2:7

Bib1Yr:Titus,Philemon

2Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The 3

                   

                                                                        

THE WALKTHROUGH

II Timothy in 4 Minutes

MV:2Cor4:6

Bib1Yr:2Ti4The Sound Doctrine

2Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The 2

MV:Jn3:19

Bib1Yr:2Ti3Perilous Times

2Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The

courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)2Timothy

Background:This is more personal than 1Tim.and was written at the end of Paul's life.He warns Timothy that wrong teaching is on the increase and people will easily be deceieved.In the face of this Timothy must stand by the truth, which will take courage.4chs

Author:Paul(1:1),see Romans

Date and Location:AD67-68,see 1Ti

Purpose: Exhort Timothy of

-Faithfulness(1)

-Endurance(2:1-13)

-Adherance to sound doctrine(2:14-26)

-The danger of Apostasy(3)

-His ministry(4:1:8)

Unique Features:

-As Paul waited death,he spoke to Timothy as a father to son,no rebuke,only exhortation

-2Ti.contains the bible's most complete statement concerning its own origin and purpose(3:15-17)

-Though written some 1500yrs after the event,2Tiis the only biblical mention of the names of the magicians who opposed Moses(3:8;see Ex7:11)

Comparison:

*Jn14-16 and 2P=2Ti.:are farewell discourses

*2Th2;1Ti4;2Ti3;2P2;Jd:warn of Apostasy

*1Ti.and Tit.:All concern the care and discipleship of believers

*Rv and 2P:Paul's final writing like Peter's and John ,contain exhortations to study God's word

Abbreviations:2Tim./ Ti.

MV:Luk 11:34

Bib1Yr:2Ti2Strong In The Grace

1Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The 3

THE WALKTHROUGH


I Timothy in 4 Minutes

MV: 2Ti2:15
Bib1Yr:2Ti1Timothy

1Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The 2

MV:1Ti6:6

Bib1Yr:1Ti6The Servant

1Timothy,Paul's Epistle To The

[Gr.Timotheos/Timotheus"dear to God"]

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)1Timothy

Background:Paul had met Timothy on his second tour(Ac16:1-3)and Timothy had worked with him.Now he was a leader in the church at Ephesus and Paul writes to encourage him and give him advice about organising the church there.He writes about public prayer,appointment of leaders,help for widows and attitudes to slaves(2-5).He warns about those who teach differently to what has been taught by recognised leaders.

Author:Paul(1:1,see2:7,see Romans)

Date and Location:Paul's travel notes in 1Ti-Tit(1:3;2 Ti1:17; 4:9,13,20 Tit1:5;3:12)do not match any events in Acts.

This plus Paul's sense of impending death in 2Ti.suggests the following chronology for Paul's later yrs:

-He was released from the house arrest that begun in Ac28:30,31

-He traveled and evangelized widely,reflected in the travel notes

He was then arrested again:

*2Ti.travel notes suggest an emergency situation(2Ti1:17;4:9,13,20)

*Several comments in 2Ti.reflect prison life(2Ti1:8;2:9;4:6-22)

-He was martyr.Paul expect this in 2Ti.and tradition strongly suggests it
*1Ti.was probably the first of three letters,being written Ad62-64 from Macedonia(1:3).Titus was written a little later, 2Ti coming 3-5yrs later.

Purpose:

-Encourage Timothy's faith,1

-Instruct him concerning church organization,2,3

-Instruct him concerning personal conduct,4-6

Unique Features:

-One of the Bible resources on church organization

-Emphasizes "right teaching"(1:10)but is primarily practical rather than doctrinal

Comparison:

*Col. and 1Jn.-deals with the Gnostic heresy

*2Ti. and Tit.-reflect Paul's pastoral concern for the churches

*2Th2;1Ti4;;2Ti3;2P2;Jd-warn of apostasy

Abbreviations:1Tim./ Ti

MV: 1Ti4:12

Bib1Yr:1Ti5Acceptable Before God

2Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The 3

THE WAKTHROUGH

2 Thessalonians in 4 Minutes

MV:

Bib1Yr:1Ti4The Spirit Speaketh Expressly

2Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The 2

MV: Luk 24:45
Bib1Yr:1Ti3Bishops And Deacons

2Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The

The spurious "Epistle to the Thessalonians": In II Thessalonians 2:1-2

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)2Thessalonians

Background:The Thessalonian church did not fully understand what Paul had said in his first letter(1Th)about Jesus return.They had also been confused by other teachers who said that Jesus had already returned.Furthermore,some church members had even opted out of responsibilities on the basis that if Jesus was about to return there was not much point in going to work!Paul deals with all difficulties.

Author:Paul(1:1;3:17)see Romans

Date and Location:c.AD.51, from Corinth,1-3mos after 1Th

Recipients:see 1Th

Purpose:

-To assure them that the tribulation was not already taking place(1-2:12)

=To show that Christ's advent would deliver them from their persecutions and result in the judgment of their enemies(1:5-12)

-Instruct them on church discipline(3:6-15)

Unique Features: Gives the Bible's most detailed description of the Antichrist(2:1-12)

Abbreviations:2Thes./ 2Th.

MV: Luk 24:32

Bib1Yr:1Ti2For All Authority

1Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The 3

THE WALKTHROUGH


1 Thessalonians in 5 Minutes

MV: Jer 33:11
Bib1Yr:1Ti1Timothy

1Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The 2

MV: Ecc 5:1

Bib1Yr:2Thessalonians

1Thessalonians,Paul's Epistle To The

Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, IPA: /θesaloˈnici/), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμпρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987, its Urban Area 800,764 and the Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Thessaloniki has an estimated 995,766 residents (2004).^[2]

Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)1Thessalonians

Background:Paul founded this church on his second missionary tour(Ac17:1-9)amid a lot of opposition from Jews. This and 2Th are among the earliest letters.No doubt because the Jews had continued to undermine his reputation Paul begins by insisting that he is a true apostle(1,2).From ch3 we learn that Timothy had been sent to the church and had returned to Paul with an encouraging report.In ch4,5 Paul deals with 2 questions:what happens to Christians when they die?and when will Jesus return?

Author:Paul(1:1;2:18),see Romans

Date and Location:c.AD51,shortly after Timothy rejoined Paul in Corinth,making it the second earliest of Paul's letter(after Galatians)

Recipients:Christians of Thessalonica,mainly Gentiles,Ac17:4,5

Purpose:

-Commend the for their steadfastness amid persecution

-Defend himself against criticism of his conduct during his stay at Thessalonica,2:1-16

-Explain his absence,2:17-20

-Explain Timothy's visit to them,3

-To give instruction on personal and corporate Christian living,4:1-12;5:12-28

-Explain event to Christ's coming,4:13-5:11

Unique Feature:

-Tells more about Christ's coming than any other of Paul's letters

-No quotations and few allusions to,the OT

-One of the most easily understood of Paul's letters

Comparison:

*1Cor.-explains the involvement of living believers of the caught up to the Lord;1Th.-explain how deceased believers will be involved

*Php and Philem. and 1Th. -most non-argumentative of Paul's letter

*1Th.-explains why deceased believers will not miss out on the caught up;2Th.-explains why believers will not be involved in the tribulation

Abbreviations:1Thes./ 1Th.

MV: Pro 15:8

Bib1Yr:1Th5Children of Light

Colossians,Paul's Epistle To The 3

THE WALKTHROUGH



Colossians in 5 Minutes

MV: 1TI1:19
Bib1Yr:1Th4Unto Holiness

Colossians,Paul's Epistle To The 2

MV: 1Ti3:9
Bib1Yr:1Th3All The Joy

Colossians,Paul's Epistle To The

Colossae or Colosse (also known as Chonae or Kona; Greek: Κολοσσαί, Χωναί/Χῶναι), was an ancient city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander River. It was situated about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphrates. The site, located near the modern town of Honaz in Turkey, has never been excavated.


Courtesy of James Earl Jones(Bible Audio)The Book of Colossians

Background: The Church was founded by Epaphras,one of Paul's converts.The contents of the letter make it clear that wrong teaching was creeping into the church.In the face of this Paul stresses the true gospel:Jesus is absolutely central.He existed before time began and he is the one who brings God and the human race together(1).Rituals,regulations,philosophical reasonings and self-denial are not what is required(2)but right relationships and attitudes in the church,the family,the work place and the world(3,4)


Author: Paul(1:1,23;4:18)see Romans


Date and Location:AD 60-61,about the same time Paul wrote Ephesians

Recipients:Christians in Colosse,who Paul never personally visited(1:4,78;2:1)

Purpose:
-Tell Colossians of Paul's care for them and concern for their spiritual development and to relay ministry related information(1:13-29)and to warn against heresy that would distract from preeminence(2)
-encourage holliness(3-4:6)


Unique Features:
-Most Christological of Paul's letters,containing the Bible's sharpest picture of Christ's preeminence(1:14-22)
-The Bible's strongest warning against the dangers of human philosophy(2:8)
-the shorter form of Paul's benediction,characteristic of his later letters,occurs for the first time here(4:18;1Ti6:21;2Ti4:22Tit3:15)


Comparison:
*Gal.-combats exclusivism;Col.combats intellectual exclusivism

*Eph.-See Ephesians

Eph.,Col.Philem.,2Ti and Phil.-All written when Paul is in prison


1Jn and Col.-both combat the problems of the empty ritualism and of humanistic philosophies,Gnosticism


Abbreviations: Col.

MV: 1Th1:3
Bib1Yr: 1Th2Ye Are Witness