The Epistle to the Galatians, the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Epistle to the Philippians, the Epistle to the Colossians, the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, and The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The Epistle to the Galatians, the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Epistle to the Philippians, the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, and The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament. This book represents a letter from the Apostle Paul to some Christian people of Galatia (Sampley, 2000).
Purpose of the Epistle to the Galatians is to convey the message of unity to the Christian people. They all should are to be united with the message of hope and a united faith in Jesus Christ (Sampley, 2000).
Context:
Audience: to Christian people of Galatia (Sampley, 2000).
Issues addressed: Paul wrote to the Galatians to stand for their Christian freedom, to show that Christianity gives an opportunity to love one another, to taste such God`s fruit as love, joy, and peace, being a true believer. The Epistle to the Galatians gives inspiration and shows the way for salvation (Sampley, 2000).
The Epistle to the Ephesians is the tenth book of the New Testament.
Purpose: to convey Paul`s message to Christians, who should become true children of God. Moreover, the Epistle to the Ephesians aims to assure believers that they are able to go the way God has made for him and reach the goals God has chosen for him (Sampley, 2000).
Key verse(s) and themes in the Epistle to the Ephesians:
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Audience: The Epistle to the Ephesians was probably a circular letter, which was to be read in many places, so the author did not know the audience for sure (Sampley, 2000).
Issues addressed: The Christians should understand who God declares them to be and what to do. There three main issues addressed in the Epistle to the Ephesians: to state principles with respect to God's accomplishment, principles regarding people`s present existence and principles concerning daily struggle of Christian people (Sampley, 2000).
The Epistle to the Philippians is the eleventh book in the New Testament.
Purpose: The Epistle to the Philippians was written in prison in Rome. It is a letter to those Christians who were particularly close to the heart of the Apostle Paul (PCF, 2012).
Key verse(s) and themes in the Epistle to the Philippians:
Context:
Audience: to those Christians who were particularly close to the heart of the Apostle Paul (PCF, 2012).
Issues addressed: The book is about Christ in our life, Christ in our mind, Christ as our goal, Christ as our strength, and joy through suffering (PCF, 2012).
The Epistle to the Colossians is the twelfth book of the New Testament.
Purpose: The Epistle to the Colossians addresses every area of Christian life: from the individual life to the home and family, from work to the way we should treat others. The Epistle to the Colossians was also written to defeat the heresy in Colosse, which threatened the existence of the church (PCF, 2012).
Key verse(s) and themes in the Epistle to the Colossians:
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Audience: People in Colosse, who made the revolt, which threatened the existence of the church (PCF, 2012).
Issues addressed: The Book of Colossians has doctrinal instruction about the deity of Christ and false philosophies, and practical sermons on Christian conduct (PCF, 2012).
The First Epistle to the Thessalonians is a book from the New Testament, which is possibly the first book written in the NT (PCF, 2012).
Purpose: to assure the church of Thessalonica that the return of Christ should not be mistrusted (PCF, 2012).
Key verse(s) and themes in the First Epistle to the Thessalonians:
Context:
Audience: the Christians of Thessalonica
Issues addressed: the journey of the Apostle Paul to Thessalonica and the story how Satan stopped him, prays of the Apostle Paul for those Christians in Thessalonica, his conversations to the believers in Thessalonica on how to live a holy life (PCF, 2012).
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians is a book from the New Testament.
Purpose: To further clarify those questions those Christians from the church at Thessalonica had about the second coming of Jesus Christ (PCF, 2012).
Key verse(s) and themes in the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians:
Context:
Audience: Christians from the church at Thessalonica
Issues addressed: Paul greets the church at Thessalonica, explains what will happen in the Day of the Lord and encourages people to stand firm and keep away from idle people (PCF, 2012).
References
Practical Christianity Foundation (2012).Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1st and 2nd Thessalonians: Paul's Letters to Churches. Charisma Media. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com/books?id=Rip0IrQE4KEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=ru#v=onepage&q&f=false
Sampley J. P. (2000).The New Interpreter's Bible: 2 Corinthians. Galatians. Ephesians. Philippians. Colossians. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. 1 & 2 Timothy. Titus. Philemon. Abingdon Press.
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