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Overview of Epistles
Question | Year | Theme | Circumstance | Application |
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2 Thessalonians | 51-52 | But not that soon | 1 Thes. worked so no one doubts Christ's return. However, they overacted. | Balance in faith is needed. |
1 Corinthians | 55 | Internal immaturity and External Hellenizing Threats | Report from Chloe, various questions of marriage, food to idols, worship and resurrection. | Division between churches and every factor should be removed in the grace of Holy Spirit. |
2 Corinthians | 56 | Increasing Maturity but infiltrating Judaizing Threats | Paul (co-authored by Timothy) is traveling toward Corinth for a third time from Ephesus and Macedonia. Church did not react as Paul hoped. (1) the collection for the Jerusalem Church (2) Judaizers' triumphalism. | Christians must be mature and misguided triumphalism should be removed. |
Romans | 57 | Righteousness by faithf for Jew and Gentile | For churches Paul did not found. The expulsion of Jews from Rome under the emperor Claudius in A.D. 49 made church to be filled with gentiles. | Salvation is given by faith, but our acting on precious truths is needed for Christians. |
Ephesians | 60-61 | Unity in Diversity as as a witness to the "Powers" | Danger of attempting to appropriate the Spirit's power magically without knowing the Lord. | A balanced view of spiritual warfare is required |
Galatians | 48-49 (Before the Apostolic Council | The Charter of Christian Liberty (Justification by faith) | Group of Jews (Judaizers) have came to Galatia after Paul has planted churches there, promoting the belief that circumcision is needed as a sign of initiation into keeping the Mosaic Law is required for salvation. | Justification is only by grace of Holy spirit. |
1 Thessalonians | 50-51 | Christ is coming | (1) working hard and minding one's own business. (2) Questions about eschatology | Balance in faith is needed. |