Introduction to the Prison Epistles of Paul
Ephesians
Ephesians 1:1-14 (Our Spiritual Blessings in Christ)
Ephesians 1:15-23 (Paul’s Prayer For His Readers)
Ephesians 2:1-10 (Salvation by God’s Grace, Through Faith)
Ephesians 2:11-22 (Fellow Citizens With The Saints)
Ephesians 3 (The Riches of God’s Grace)
Ephesians 4:1-16 (Growing Up Into the Unity of the Faith)
Ephesians 4:17-32 (Walking With Christ)
Ephesians 5:1-14 (Be Imitators of God)
Ephesians 5:15-20 (Take Heed for Your Christian Walk)
Ephesians 5:21-33 (Husbands and Wives)
Ephesians 6:1-9 (Children, Slaves and Masters)
Ephesians 6:10-24 (The Armor of God, Conclusion)
Colossians
Chronological Review and Background of Colossians
Colossians 1:1-14 (Introduction and Prayer)
Colossians 1:15-20 (The Incomparable Christ)
Colossians 1:21-29 (Paul, A Minister to the Gentiles)
Colossians 2:1-8 (Philosophy and Empty Deception)
Colossians 2:8-15 (The Sufficiency of Christ)
Colossians 2:16-3:4 (Freedom From the Commandments and Teachings of Men)
Colossians 3:5-4:1 (Put Off the Old Man; Put On the New)
Colossians 4:2-18 (Concluding Remarks)
Philemon
Philippians
Philippians Background
Philippians 1:1-11 (Paul’s Love and Prayer for the Philippians)
Philippians 1:12-26 (Paul’s Circumstances)
Philippians 1:27-2:4 (Conduct Worthy of the Gospel)
Philippians 2:5-13 (Let This Mind Be in You)
Philippians 2:14-18 (Without Grumbling or Disputing)
Philippians 2:19-30 (Paul’s Fellow Workers / Divine Healing)
Philippians 3:1-11 (True Gain: Righteousness Through Faith in Christ)
Philippians 3:12-21 (The Upward Call of God)
Philippians 4:1-9 (Standing Firm in the Lord)
Philippians 4:10-23 (The Secret of Contentment)
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The Atonement of Christ's Blood: Understanding How the Blood of Christ Saves and Reconciles us to God
What is the relationship between Jesus’ sacrifice and our redemption, forgiveness and receiving an inheritance per the terms of the covenant / will that was effected by His death?
- From what, and to what, are we saved? Is it Jesus’ death alone that saves us? What part does His resurrection have in our salvation?
- Does the justice of God demand the satisfaction of blood before He will forgive, similar to what pagans throughout history have believed?
- What was the purpose of the Old Testament sacrifices?
- Does blood alone atone for sin?
- How does Christ’s death render powerless the devil?
- To whom was Christ’s life given as a ransom? From what are we ransomed?
- Why did Jesus not only die, but suffer and die? If all that was necessary was His shed blood, why didn’t God sovereignly ordain a more merciful death for His own dear Son?
- What is the relationship between a will or testament, and a covenant? What was willed to Jesus as an inheritance from His Father, and what was willed to us through the new testament in His blood?