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The Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles
Romans,1&2corinthians,Galatians,Ephesians,Philippians,
colossians,
1&2Thessalonians,1&2Timothy,TitusandPhilemonwere
writtenbypaul.
Mostofthescholarsacceptspaul'sauthorshiponHebrews,butwe
willnotstudyonthisEpistelnow.
Butwe'llconsideralltheotherEpistlesexcept1&2Timothy&
Titus,thepastoralEpistleswhichwillbedealtseparately.
Abriefoutlinednoteshavebeengiven.
ICORINTHIANS
THECHURCH
Thechurchatcorinthwasfoundedbypaulastheresultof
eighteenmonthsoflabourthere(Icor.4:15withActs18).
ORIGINOFEPISTLE
(1)
Afterpaul'sdeparture,gavedisorderbrokeout.During
his3yearsstayatEphesus(Acts19&20:31)hemusthave
rushedovertoCorinthafewdaystoputtheseabusesinorder
(firstvisitActs18;1cor.&2cor.
Werewrittertowardstheloseofthethirdyearministryin
Ephesus,1cor.16:8andyetin2cor.12:14&2cor.13:1he
speaksofpayinghis3rdvisit)
(2)
onhisreturnhewrotehisfirstletter,nowlast(see1cor.
5:9&11),thusmakingwhatwecallthefirst,thesecondand
thesecondthefirst.
(3)
Thearrivalandreportofsomemembersofawellknown
family
ICOR
REPORTEDTOPAUL
ENQUIREDOFPAUL
1:104:21 5:16:2
Introduct 1.party
division
ion
denounce
d
1:1018
2.wordly
wisdom
denounce
d
1:192:16
3.Thetrue
ministry
1.immoral
ity
denounce
dch.5
6:91:118
Ch.11 16:524
16:4
1.on
marriage,
celibacyand
divorce6:9
7:40
1.wom conclusio
anly n
modet
yat
church
11:1
16
2.wantof 2.Onmeat
brotherly offeredto
love
idolsch.8
strongly
rebuked
6:18
2.disor
dersat
the
lord'sta
ble
rebuke
d
11:17
34
3.paulonhis 3.spirit
authorityand ual
examplech.9 gifts
12
4.on
love
a)
hgindranc
es3:14
4.Lessen
fromisaac
10:115
b)source
ofsuccess
3:56
5.lawoflove 6.the
inrelationto grand
eating&drink resurre
ing10:1633 ction
ch.15
c)two
kinds
3:1123
5.prop
hecy
gift14
7.con
cernin
gthe
collecti
on
16:14
d)our
master
4:121
KEYVERSE:1:2OurLord,boththeirsandours
THEMESSAGE:TheLordshipofChrist.
2CORINTHIANS
Itisalmostimpossibletoanalysethisletter,as
itistheleastsystematicofpaul'swritings.
Howeverisfallsroughlyintothreesections:
EXPLANATION
1 7
EXORTATION
VINDICATION
8 9
10 13
Heexplainsthe
Heexhortsthemtoa Achangeinthe
reasonofhisdelayin promptfulfillmentof Apostle'stonecanbe
visitingthem,why theirpromiseto
detectedinthis
hespokeplainlyand contributeforthe
sectionthereis
sternlyinhisfirst
relifeoftheneedy sternerandirony,as
letter,whyhewasso brethrenin
hevindicateshis
concernedontheir jerusalem,especially apostleshipand
behalfandgivesan ashehadboastedto proveshisrightto
accountofhis
themacedonian
theirlove&respect.
sufferings.
churchesofthat
promise.
KEYWORDS:Comfort;Ministry
MESSAGE:1.Comfort;Itsnatureandbestowal
2.Ministry:Itsmessageandperformance
GALATIANS
KEYVERSE:3:2
MESSAGE:CHRISTTHEDELIVERERfromthelaw,
andmereexternalism,andleadingintogloriousliberty.
ANAYSIS:Thisepistleisinfourparts,whicharesubdividedinto
elevensections,asfollows:
A.INTRODUCTION:
1.Paul'scoolgreetings1:15
2.Paul'ssternreproof1:69
B.Paul'sApostolicAuthority:
3.Paul'sGospelreceivedfromtheLORDbydirect
REVELATION1:1024
4.withpeterandothers,greatCONTENTION2:1015
C.DefenceandExpositionofsalvationandsanctificationby
Faithalone
5.Justificationbyfaithalone2:1619
6.Divineunionbyfaith2:2021
7.Receptionofspiritbyfaith3:234:31
8.Sonshipthroughfaith3:122
9.LibertythroughfaithCh.5
D.Conclusion:
10.Serviceincompassionandfaith6:110
11.Conclusion6:1118
THEEPHESIANS
KEYVERSE:1:22,23&5:30
MESSAGE:Thechurch,thebodyofchrist
KEYWORDS:Inchristjesus1:1,6,7,11,13;2:6,10,13,21,22;
4:21
Walk2:2,10;4:1,17;5:2,8,15
Together1:10,2:5,6,21
Therefore2:19;4:1,17;5;1,7,24
Wherefore1:15;2:11;3:13,4:8,25;5:14,17;
6:13
Accordingto1:5,9,11,19;2:2;3:P7,11,16,20
Inheavenlyplaces1:3,20;2:6,3:10
Riches1:7,18,2:7,3:8,16
Love
Saints
ANALYSIS:
(A)DOCTRINALSECTIONCh.3.
1.GreetingstomemberofHisBody1:1,2
2.BlessingsformembersofhisBody1:314
3.PrayeronbehalfofmembersofHisBody1:15,21
4.ChristtheheadofHisBodytheChurch1:22,23
5.HowWearefittedtobememberofHisBody2:110
6.AcloseandBlessedassociationismembershipinHis
Body2:1122
7.GentileshaveaportionandplaceinHisbodyCh.3.
(B)PRACTICALSECTIONChs.4,5&6
8. TheUnityofHisBody4:13
9. TheunifyingpowersofHisBody4:46
10.
TheedifyingofHisBody4:716
11.
ThedutiesofmembersofHisBody4:176:9
12.
Thewarofachristian6:1024