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Colossians
- -Purpose: (Colossians 2:8)
- ---Visit from epaphus; emergency in colosse
- ---Church being infiltrated by cultists
- ---Gnosticism distorted the gospen
- -----Person of Christ
- -----Plan of Salvation
- -Theme: (Colossians 2:9-10)
- ---The surpremecy and Suffering of Christ
- -Contents:
- ---Intro (1:1-14)
- ---Christ: First in position (1:15-29)
- ---Christ: First in importance (2:1-23)
- ---Christ: First in practical living
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Ephesians
- -Purpose: (Ephesians 3:16)
- -Theme: (Ephesians 3:10-11)
- ---The mystery of the church
- -Contents:
- ---Greeting (1:1-2)
- ---Sit! (1:1-3:20)
- ---Walk! (4:1-6:9)
- ---Stand! (6:10-20)
- ----Farewell (6:21-24)
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Philemon
- -Purpose: (Philemon 1:13, 1:17)
- ---Doing the right thing
- ---A letter of intercession
- -Theme: (Philemon 1:15)
- ---Christian forgiveness
- -Contents:
- ---Introduction (1-3)
- ---A Prayer for philemon's ministry (4-7)
- ---a petition for onesimus' restoration (8-21)
- ---the prospect of paul's visit (22)
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Philippians
- -Purpose:
- ---Endorsement of epaphraditus (2:25-29)
- ---An apostolic update (1:12-14, 19-26)
- ---Appreciation (1:3-5, 4:10-18)
- ---Affection (1:7-8, 4:1)
- ---Assurances (1:6, 4:19)
- ---Prayer (1:9-11)
- ---Warnings (3:1-2, 17-19)
- ---Exhortations (1:27-30, 2:1-5, 12-14, 2:3, 2:12, 2:14, 4:4-9, 4:6)
- -Theme: (Philippians 4:4)
- ---Rejoice in the Lord
- -Contents:
- ---Intro (1:1-2)
- ---Rejoice in suffering (1:3-30)
- ---Rejoice in submitting (2:1-30)
- ---Maturing (3:1-21)
- ---Enduring (4:1-9)
- ---Conclusion (4:10-23)
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1 Timothy
- -Purpose:
- ---A challenging responsibility in ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3)
- ---Not his first tough assignment (1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 4:16-17)
- ---Timothy needed wisdom and exhortation (1 Timothy 1:18, 4:12, 4:16, 5:21, 6:11,12,14)
- -Theme: (1 Timothy 3:14-15)
- ---How to lead the local church
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2 Timothy
- -Purpose: (2 Timothy 1:6)
- ---Timothy...still unassertive and sickly
- ---Timothy needs encouragement
- -Theme: (2 Timothy 1:13, 2:2)
- ---Truth is important
- -Contents:
- ---Intro (1:1-2)
- ---Truth: Guard it (1:3-18)
- ---Truth: Teach it (2:1-26)
- ---Truth: Live it (3:1-17)
- ---Truth: Preach it (4:1-8)
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Titus
- -Purpose: (Titus 1:5)
- ---Titus was an apostolic problem solver
- -Theme: (Titus 3:8)
- ---Sound doctrine results in responsible living
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1 Peter
- -Purpose: (1 Peter 4:16)
- ---To encourage christians facing persecution
- -Theme: (1 Peter 5:10)
- ---Suffering for Christ
-Note: 'suffering' mentioned 16 times in 5 chapters
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2 Peter
- -Theme: (2 Peter 3:17-18)
- ---The importance of true knowledge
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1 John
- -Purpose: (1 John 1:4, 2:1, 5:13)
- ---Subtle, but strong, rebuttle to 1st century gnosticism
- ---Outline of biblical Christology
- ---Re-assure christians: salvation here and now
- -Theme: (1 John 2:20)
- ---Certainty of true knowledge
- -Contents:
- ---Symphonic style
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2 John
- -Purpose: (Verses 4 and 5)
- ---To Commend and Exhort
- -Theme: (Verse 4)
- ---Walking in the truth
- -Contents:
- ---The paths to truth (v. 1-6)
- ---The perols to truth (v. 7-11)
- ---Conclusion (v. 12-13)
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3 John
- -Purpose: (Verses 5 and 11)
- ---To Commend and to Reprimand
- -Theme: (Verse 4)
- ---Walking in the truth
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John
- -Purpose: (John 20:30-31)
- ---Life comes through beliefs in Christ
- -Theme:
- ---Jesus Christ is the Son of God
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Jude
- -Theme: (Jude 1:3)
- ---Contending for the faith
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Revelation
- -Purpose:
- ---To encourage the original recipients
- ---To forcast the day of the Lord
- ---Close of the canon of scripture
- -Theme: (Revelation 19:15-16)
- ---Christ = King of Kings and Lord of Lords
- -Contents:
- ---What you have seen (Revelation 1:1-20)
- -----Origin and outline of prophesy
- ---What is now (Revelation 2:1-3:22)
- -----Letters to the 7 churches
- ---What will happen later (Revelation 4:1-22:5)
- -----Vision
- -----Seals
- -----Trumpets
- -----Judgments
- -----Return
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