Kindle Notes & Highlights
II Corinthians concerns the characteristics of an apostolic ministry and is a vindication of Paul’s apostleship.
chapter 4 tells how to avoid depression when under great stress;
Galatians combats legalism and asserts Christian freedom through a multifaceted argument for justification by faith alone.
Ephesians was written to churches in Asia Minor to reveal the eternal plan and purpose of God in salvation (chaps. 1-3) and how it forms the basis for the Christian walk with God and his fellow Christian. In chapter 2 there is a pivotal passage on man’s sin by nature and salvation by grace through faith. Chapter 4 regulates the relationships of the members to the body and sets forth solutions to the many problems of communication and anger that tend to divide believers. In chapter 5 there is found a description of the roles of husbands and wives and the basic pattern for dealing with
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Philippians was written to give thanks for a gift, to tell about the health, life and work of Epaphroditus, to assure the Philippian church that Paul’s imprisonment was not a mistake in which God had erred but was rather a part of His plan to advance the gospel, and to unite the division-torn Philippian church.
Colossians covers much the same material foun...
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I Thessalonians is the epistle of hope.
II Thessalonians, written to correct errors regarding Christ’s second coming,
I Timothy contains detailed instructions about the ministry, including the place of women in the church (chap. 2), the organization and governing of the church (featuring a list of the qualifications for elders and deacons—note the stress is on life, not on gifts and the development of skills), and extensive material on the care of widows (chap.
II Timothy is Paul’s last letter. It was written to the man to whom he was about to hand over the torch (chaps. 1, 2), contains directives about church affairs, urges strict adherence to the Scriptures, especially in times of apostasy (chap. 2), and describes them as “inspired” and “useful” for the evangelization of the lost and the edification and sanctification of believers (chap. 3).
Titus was written to instruct Titus in the proper ways to organize and govern churches on the island of Crete.
It is a handbook for organizing new churches and for instructing new converts in Christian living.
Philemon is a note from Paul in which he rejoices over the conversion of Onesimus, Philemon’s runaway slave. Paul gently pleads for Philemon to release him.
Hebrews, written by an unknown author, who was the companion of an apostle, compares and contrasts the Old and the New Covenants in order to show ostracized Hebrew Christians that what they have in Christ is “better...
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James is a piece of wisdom literature that contains pointed references to the fact that true faith always produces good works. It discusses wisdom, doubt, the tongue, anger, temptation, favoritism, jealousy, judging, unconditional planning, riches, grumbling, and in chapter 5 there is a pivotal discussion of the interrelationships between sickness, prayer, confession and medicine.
I Peter tells us how to endure suffering for Christ. Its message is “trust and obey,” doing what pleases God and leaving the outcome to Him.
II Peter was written to remind believers of the facts of faith, to warn of coming defection and the advent of false teachers, and to show how they might be identified.
I John is a sequel to John’s Gospel.
I John was written to believers to give them assurance o...
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II John was a note written to a Christian woman to encourage her in the faith and to warn against aiding false teachers by giving hospitality to them.
III John is another note concerning hospitality, in which John assures Gaius that he was right in receiving true Christian teachers into his home and promises that he will soon come to deal with Diotrophes, who rejected John’s authority and excommunicated any who received the missionaries. Church authority, church discipline—their use and abuse—is an important theme.
Jude is a hurriedly written letter urging its readers to contend against the very false teachers ...
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THE REVELATION The fourth division, like the second, has to do with but one book: Revelation (“the unveiling”). John wrote this book earlier than his letters, sometime before A.D. 70 (the book indicates that the temple was still standing).
At the conclusion it sweeps off into the future, discussing the end of all things, showing the ultimate destiny of all the forces, visible and invisible, that are now at work in human history.
It is a book of warning, encouragement, insight, comfort, and instruction that was not intended to satisfy human curiosity or provide material for theological controversy, but to strengthen believers in times of suffering and persecution, to encourage them to endure, and to instruct them to overcome evil to the honor of God.
Over the coming year, therefore,
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what is in chapters and sections. If you can locate the passages, you can always look up the verses. You may wish to mark your Bible for quick reference.5
1. passages that relate to business and work;
2. passages that relate to authority;
3. passages that relate to personal r...
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a. those concerning truth a...
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b. those concerning the Christian’s relationship...
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1. Personal life
2. Family life
3. Work life (includes school and all sorts of non-r...
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4. Socia...
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5. Church...
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6. Civil life
Psalm 119:11:
“I have treasured Your Word in my heart, so that I won’t sin against You.”
“laying up” or “storing up”...
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“in my heart.”
The principal way to avoid sinning in daily life is to personally possess an abundance of scriptural treasures.
Colossian...
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“Let Christ’s Word dwell in y...
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These words with which I am now commanding you shall be on your heart.... You shall bind them as a token on your hands, wear them on your forehead as a badge, and write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates....
Clearly, in all of these passages, God is requiring you to internalize the Scriptures for use in day-by-day Thursday living.
one loves God with all his heart, soul, and might when he daily lives according to the commandments of G...
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