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New Testament Survey 2 Romans – Philemon

The Pauline Epistles

The Heritage Discipleship Institute PO Box 7925 New York, NY 10116-7925 Course Taught by Pastor Matthew Recker

September - December, 2017

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Assignments for New Testament Survey 2

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Text Book: Jensen’s Survey of the New Testament September 11: First class September 18: 235-246: Paul and His Letters September 25: 247-254: Romans, part 1 October 2: 254-261: Romans, part 2; Quiz 1 October 9: 262-272: The Corinthian Letters, part 1 October 16: 273-283: The Corinthian Letters, part 2 October 23: 284-293: The Corinthians Letters, part 3 Quiz 2 October 30: 294-310: Galatians November 6: 311-324: Ephesians November 13: 325-334: Philippians November 20: 335-346: Colossians, Quiz 3 November 27: 347-370: 1 and 2 Thessalonians December 4: TEST

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NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY A General Overview of the New

Testament

THE MAN PAUL

1. ______________________________________________________ A. The Four Gospels B. The Acts of the Apostles 2. ______________________________________________________ A. Pauline Epistles 1. Journey Epistles Galatians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Romans 2. Epistles Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians 3. Epistles 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus B. General Epistles Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, Jude 3. Prophetical: Revelation

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1. His Birth: Paul was born about the time of Christ's birth in the city of __________________________ in the province of Cilicia, Acts 21:39.

2. His Education: He studied in Jerusalem under _______________________, Acts 22:3.

3. His Conversion: In _________________ on the road to Damascus and revealed in Acts 9.

4. His Early Years of Training in Damascus and Arabia, Acts 9:23, Galatians 1:16-18 (“many days” was three years).

5. His Brief Trip to _________________________________ and return to Tarsus, Galatians 1:18-20; Acts 9:25-30.

6. _________________________________ leaves Antioch to find Saul and bring him to that church for ministry, Acts 11:24-25.

7. His First Missionary Journey with Barnabas: 47-48 A.D. (Acts 13,14). Traveled _______________________________.

8. His First Epistle: 48 A.D.; , written after his first missionary journey.

9. Second Missionary Journey with Silas and others, traveling ______________________________: 49-52 A.D. (Acts 15:40-18:22)

__________________________ written during the second journey

10. Third Missionary Journey with a team (20:4), this time traveling _______________________: 52-56 A.D. (Acts 18:23-21:17)

1 and 2 Corinthians written during the third journey (55)

______________________________ written (56, Acts 20:3)

11. Arrival and Arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:17-) 56 AD

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ROMANS

In Caesarea for two years, Acts 23:23-26:32.

12. Journey and Arrival in Rome, a 2000 mile journey. Under arrest awaiting trial. 60-61 A.D. (The Book of Acts was completed during this house arrest)

Writes the first “____________________________ Epistles:” Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians.

13. Released from Prison 62-66

He writes 1 Timothy, Titus

14. He is arrested and imprisoned for the second time 66-67 A.D.

He writes 2 Timothy during his second imprisonment 14. Paul is 67 A.D.

1. Date and Place of Writing:

A. Viewed in light of Acts, it was written from Corinth on Paul’s _____________________________ missionary journey.

B. Paul had not yet visited Rome, so it was before his arrest and

subsequent trip to Rome (Romans 15:22-23).

C. It is written before he goes to __________________________ but with imminent plans to go with the offering he has collected (Romans 15:25, 26).

D. Paul is in the home of _________________________, who seems to

be the same one mentioned in 1 Corinthians 1:14, who lived in Corinth (Romans 16:23).

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E. He mentions that he has preached the Gospel from Jerusalem all the

way to Illyricum, a statement he could not have made until toward the end of his third missionary journey.

F. All this points to the time of Paul’s stay at Corinth for three months on

his third missionary journey (Acts 20:2-3). This would date the letter in the early months of February in A.D. _____________.

2. Theme: for Sinners 3. Key Verses: Romans 1:16,17 4. The City of Rome A. Rome was the in

Paul's day. It was no accident or coincidence that Paul wrote his masterpiece epistle to the world's largest, most influential city. The population of Rome was ___________________ million.

B. Paul knew since "roads ," all roads led

from Rome, and that the city itself was one of the best vehicles for the propagation of the Gospel.

C. The polytheism of the heathen religions had fallen into contempt by all

classes of people. This left Rome for the Gospel. 5. Occasion of the letter

A. To enlist their _____________________________________________ in his missionary plans (Romans 15:24).

B. To ground them in the ___________________________________ of the Gospel in the midst of those who would pervert it (Romans 1:16; Romans 16:17-19).

C. To warn them of ________________________________ of the Gospel

which were creating problems in the church (Romans 16:17-19). D. To request their ______________________ support, (Romans 15:30-33).

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Paul had greatly desired to visit Rome, but was providentially (Rom. 1:13). He asks the Roman believers to pray for his journey to them, that it might be "with joy by the will of God." (Rom. 15:32) The practical lesson here is God does not always answer our prayers as we plan, for Paul made it to Rome as a prisoner, shackled, from snakebite, and from shipwreck!

6. The ORIGIN of the Church at Rome

A. It is impossible to determine when the Church at Rome officially began, but

we can say this: it had existed for a number of years when Paul wrote his letter to them (Romans 15:23). There are evidences that the church was _______________________________________________.

1.) The church had sufficient strength to help Paul in fulfilling his plans for a ________________________________ into Spain (Romans 15:24). 2.) He is confident that they were also filled with goodness, knowledge, and were able to admonish one another (Romans 15:14). 3.) That said, it is also apparent that an apostle had never yet visited the church of Rome, since Paul sought to impart some spiritual gift to them with the result being their establishment (Romans 1:11).

B. Who founded the Church at Rome?

1.) The Roman Catholic view has been that the church was founded by Peter. They claim he went to Rome after his escape from prison under Herod Agrippa in Acts 12.

a.) Historical and Biblical evidence does not support this. Peter was still in __________________________ during the Jerusalem conference, Acts 15. b.) If Peter was in Rome while Paul wrote, Paul could not have failed to _____________________________ in Romans 16. c.) The only New Testament evidence of Peter being in Rome is based on the assumption that “________________________” really means Rome (1 Peter 5:13). This is doubtful. It is more probable that Peter preached in Iraq than in Rome!

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d.) Paul indicates that no apostle had yet been to Rome by saying that they were not yet “_____________________________.” (Romans 1:11) f.) If Peter founded the church of Rome, Paul’s visit to them would have violated his principle not to build upon another man’s ___________________________________ (Romans 15:20).

2.) Another view proposes that Roman Jews converted at Pentecost returned to Rome and started the church. This is unlikely because there is no evidence that any of the pilgrims who became saved at Pentecost went back to their home areas and established churches. 3.) The most likely view is that the church was begun by several small groups or families of Christians from churches established by Paul. Many Christians from the eastern part of the empire would naturally migrate to Rome and bring the Gospel there when they did. Among them were __________________ and _____________________.

7. Membership of the Church at Rome

• The contents of the letter make clear that the membership of the church was composed of both ________________________ and _______________________ Christians. It was a culturally and ethnically diverse church.

A. Jewish elements: Romans 2:28,29; Romans 4:1; Romans 9:10.

B. Gentile elements: Romans 1:13; Romans 11:13.

C. Verses that encourage unity in spite of differences, Romans 14:2-5.

Outline of Romans 1. Introduction 2. 1:18-3:20 A. Sin of the Heathen 1:18-32

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B. Sin of the Hypocrite 2:1-16 C. Sin of the 2:17-3:8 D. Sin of all 3:9-20 3. Salvation 3:21-5:21 A. Salvation Declared (3:21-31) B. Salvation Illustrated 4:1-25 C. Salvation 5:1-21 4. 6:1-8 A. Our Victory over the Flesh 6 B. Our from the Law 7 C. Our Security in the Spirit 8 5. Sovereignty 9-11 A. Israel's Election B. Israel's PRESENT Rejection C. Israel's FUTURE 6. _____________________________________ 12-16 A. In the Church 12 B. In Society 13 C. Toward Weaker Brothers 14-15:7 D. 15:8-33

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1 CORINTHIANS

1. Date and Place of Writing: 55 A.D. from Ephesus toward the end of Paul's third missionary journey. 1 Cor. 16:8 2. Theme: The of a Local Church 3. Key Verse: ____________________________ 4. The City of Corinth A. It's geographic location on four mile wide

isthmus between the Ionian and Aegean seas. B. Its growing population: Corinth had been destroyed in 146 B.C. and then

began to be rebuilt by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. 1. It was a bustling, modern city of Paul's day. 2. It was the capital of the region of Achaia. C. Its moral : The very Greek word

"corinthianize" meant to "commit fornication." Outline of 1 Corinthians The Problems of: 1. _______________________________ 1-4 2. ________ 5-7 A. Sexual immorality 5:1-13

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2 CORINTHIANS

B. Judicial immorality 6:1-8 C. Marital immorality 6:9-7:40 3. ______________________________ 8-10 4. ________ 11-14 A. Worship regarding Church Ordinances B. Worship regarding 1. The Foundation of Spiritual Gifts: 12, The Unity and Diversity of the

Body 2. The Environment of Spiritual Gifts: 13, Love 3. The of Spiritual Gifts 14 1. The of uninterpreted tongues v.1-

20 2. The of tongues v.21-25 3. The regulations for tongues 26-40 5. _______________________________ 15 6. ______________________________ 16

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1. Date and Place of Writing: 56 or 57 from (7:5). This letter was to prepare the Corinthians for Paul's third visit (12:14). 2. Theme: God's encouragement (Wiersbe) or Paul's in light of the indescribable gift (Jensen). 3. Key Verses: 2 Cor. 4:1; 9:15 4. Occasion of this book: A. Paul writes so that the Corinthians the disciplined

brother from 1 Cor.5. B. Paul writes to encourage the Corinthians to toward the

needy Jerusalem believers according as they had promised and according to God's grace. (8:10,11)

C. This is a very personal letter in which Paul defends his apostleship and

ministry. Some have called it his " ." (Jensen, p.281)

Outline of 2 Corinthians 1. Paul EXPLAINS his ministry 1-7 A. Paul's Thankfulness (in spite of problems) 1,2 1. With v.1-7 2. In PLACES v.8-13 3. With v.14-24 4. With PEOPLE 2:1-17

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B. Paul's (3-7) 2. Paul ENCOURAGES 8-9 A. The ATTITUDE of Grace giving: "abundance of their joy...they were

willing of themselves... v.2,3 B. The MOTIVE of Grace giving: "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ..." v.9 C. The OBSTACLES of Grace giving: "covetousness" v.5 D. The RESULTS of Grace giving: v.10-14 3. Paul ENFORCES his authority 10-13 A. As a Warrior, Paul the opposition 10 B. As a Father, Paul the church 11:1-15 C. As an apostle, Paul shares his experience 11:16-13:14

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GALATIANS

1. Date and Place of Writing: A. Galatia is a province in where Paul travelled on

his missionary journeys. The cities of Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, Antioch of Pisidia were cities of the southern portion of Galatia (Acts 13:1-14:28).

B. Galatians was Paul's first epistle written after his

missionary journey in 48. C. This would place the writing of Galatians as just before the Council of

Jerusalem (49) where the Christians relationship to the law was clarified. 2. Theme: through the grace of God. Wiersbe says it is "Christian liberty in the grace of God." Jensen says it is "Set Free from Bondage." 3. Key Verse: Galatians 5:1 4. Occasion: A. False teachers, called were undermining Paul's

apostolic credibility. (3:1-2) B. The Judiazers were requiring circumcision for salvation and the

observance of rituals. (4:9-11) C. Their influence even caused hypocrisy in the ministry of the prominent

apostle ____________________________________________. (2:11-16)

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Outline of Galatians 1. PERSONAL: Paul his Apostleship, 1,2 A. The divine source of the Gospel 1 B. Paul's disagreement with Peter 2 (Paul meets with Peter three times: Gal. 1:18 in Jerusalem; Gal. 2:1-10 in

Jerusalem again for the Council; Gal. 2:11-21 in Antioch. See Jensen, pp.303-304)

2. DOCTRINAL: Paul Justification by Faith, 3,4 A. The POINT of the Law (3:1-29) 1. It Points to our sin, v.1-22 2. It Points to Christ, v.23-29 B. Our FREEDOM from Law 4:1-5:1 3. PRACTICAL: Paul _______________________ Believers to Walking in the Spirit, 5:2-6:18

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EPHESIANS

1. Date and Place of Writing: Ephesians was written in A.D. 61 during his first imprisonment in Rome (Eph. 4:1). 2. The City of Ephesus A. It was the commercial center of Asia because of its strategic seaports. B. It was the center of Asia because of its temple to

Diana.

D. It was a ______________________________ of Asia because of its large theatre.

E. Paul visited Ephesus in Act __________. 3. Theme: This epistle focuses on Christ and His Church. Wiersbe says it is "The believer's riches in Christ." We will take the theme as, “What the Father is doing by in the church by Jesus Christ for His own ____________________________” (Ephesians 3:21). 4. Key Verse: Eph. 1:3; 3:21. 5. Prominent Features of Ephesians A. Some have called it the "Grand Canyon of Scripture" because of its

sublime doctrinal and practical content. B. It deals with the great doctrines of salvation, the Holy Spirit, the church,

our spiritual _________________________________in Christ, and our spiritual warfare.

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PHILIPPIANS

Outline of Ephesians 1. : Our RICHES in Christ (1-3)

A. _____________________ us, 1:3

B. _____________________ us, 1:4

C. _____________________ us, 1:5

D. _____________________ us, 1:6

E. _____________________ us, 1:7

F. _____________________ us, 1:8

G. ________________________________ us, 1:9

H. _________________________________ us, 1:10 2. : Our Responsibilities in Christ (4-6)

A. In the ______________________________, 4:1-16 B. In our Personal Lives, 4:17-21

C. In our _____________________________, 5:22- Eph. 6:4

D. In our _____________________________, 6:5-9

E. In our _____________________________, 6:1-24

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1. Date and Place of Writing: Paul wrote Philippians from during his first imprisonment in A.D. 61-62. 2. Theme: Jensen says it is our " Life in Christ," but we will take it as: ____________________ ___________________________________. 3. Key Verse: Phil. 3:1; 4:4 4. The City of Philippi A. In 350 B.C. the city was named Philippi after the son father of Alexander

the Great, Philip of Macedon. B. Philippi was a Roman colony in 42 B.C. It was Rome in

, modeled after the capital of the world. C. Philippi was mainly a as it protected the rest of

Greece from any possible raids from the Northern nations.

F. The population ranged from 200,000-500,000.

G. Paul visited Philippi in Acts ______________. Outline of Philippians 1. Christ our 1 2. Christ our 2 3. Christ our 3 4. Christ our 4

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COLOSSIANS

1. Date and Place of Writing: Colossians was also written during Paul's first Roman imprisonment about A.D. 61. 2. Theme: We will take, “The _______________________________ of Jesus Christ.” Christ is our All in All, we are complete in Him! 3. This epistle refutes the dangers of Gnosticism, which is a term that comes from the root word, GNOSIS, meaning knowledge.

A. A Dangerous _______________________________: of Jewish legalism, human philosophy, pagan astrology and mysticism.

B. Gnostics viewed matter as _______________________, so God could have nothing to do with matter directly. God created another holy being, but inferior to Himself, and this being created another, and that being another. Each being was called an emanation or Aeon, on a descending scale of holiness until one was created who could create the world of evil matter. Jesus Christ was one of the Aeons to Gnostics, and not the Supreme God over all.

4. Key Verse: Col. 1:18 Outline of Colossians 1. : Christ's Preeminence Declared 1 Jesus is preeminent in relation to... A. Salvation v.14 B. The Father v.15

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C. All Creation v.16,17 D. The v.18 2. DANGER: Christ's Preeminence Defended 2 A. Let no man you v.4 B. Let no man you v.8 C. Let no man you v.16 3. DUTY: Christ's Preeminence Demonstrated 3,4 A. Personal Purity v.1-11 B. Christian Fellowship v.12-17 C. The Home and the Work v.18-4:1 D. In Christian Witness and Service 4:2-18 1. Date and Place of Writing: 1 Thessalonians was written from Corinth on Paul's

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2 THESSALONIANS

second missionary journey (Acts 18:1-11) around the year A.D. 52. 2. Theme: The theme of 1 Thessalonians is Christ is ! In each chapter, Paul relates Christ's coming to his discussion: (1:10; 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-17; 5:23). Paul’s primary focus is on Christ’s return in the clouds to ____________________ (catch up) the church. 3. Key Verses: 1 Thess. 1:3; 5:23. 4. The City of Thessalonica:

A. Thessalonica was a city of Macedonia, located strategically on the , which was a major trade and military route connecting Rome in the west and Asia in the east.

B. Thessalonica was a city of about 200,000 when Paul was there, and it was

the capital of Macedonia.

C. Paul visited Thessalonica in Acts ____________. Outline of 1 Thessalonians 1. The Second Coming and our 1 2. The Second Coming and our SERVICE 2 3. The Second Coming and our STABILITY 3 4. The Second Coming and our 4 5. The Second Coming and our 5

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1. Date and Place of Writing: 2 Thessalonians was also written from Corinth during his second missionary journey only a few months after his first letter, around A.D. 52.

2. Theme: Christ Has Not Yet Come. False teachers were leading the Thessalonians into a serious misunderstanding about the coming of Jesus Christ. Paul writes to tell them that ____________________________ . Some Thessalonians thought they were living in the tribulation time.

3. Key Verse: 2:1,2 Outline of 2 Thessalonians 1. Strengthening the , The Lord of Glory Chapter 1 2. Comforting the Confused, The Man of Sin Chapter 2

This chapter fits well into the framework of a pre-tribulational rapture:

2 Thess. 2:1: Our gathering together to Him: refers to the ______________________.

2 Thess. 2:2: The day of Christ: refers to the Tribulation, His glorious appearing in judgment, and the Millennium

A. Paul tells us that two things will take place before the Glorious Return

of Christ:

1) There will come a ____________________________ (apostasia) that is an apostasy among professing believers. It speaks of “a deliberate abandonment of a formerly professed position or view, a defection, a rejection of a former allegiance” (Hiebert, p.331). See 1 Tim.4:1-3 and 2 Tim.3:1.

2) The _______________________________ or the son of perdition

will be revealed. The Antichrist must be revealed before Christ returns in glory.

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B. The Restraining Influence of the __________________________ will

be removed before the Anti-Christ is revealed, v.6,7.

The restrainer is a person who today is “in the midst” but will one day be taken out of the midst. Many believe this restraining power is the Holy Spirit. The phrase in verse 6, “that HE might be revealed in his time” refers back to the man of sin, that Wicked one who will be revealed (v.3,8). This strongly emphasizes that the rapture must take place before the Man of Sin will be revealed. C. What will Jesus do when He returns? (v.8-12) This is the coming of Jesus that Paul described also in 2 Thess.1:9.

1) He will judge the ______________________, v.8,9.

2) He will judge the ______________________, v.10-12

3. Disciplining the , The Word of the Lord Chapter 3 1. Date and Place of Writing: Written by Paul from Macedonia around A.D. 62 after his release from Roman imprisonment. 2. Theme: Godliness and _________________________________________ 3. Key Verse: 1 Tim. 4:16 4. The Man Timothy A. He was born in Derbe of a father and a

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mother (Acts 16:1-3; 20::4). B. His mother and grandmother are mentioned also as godly women, and

Timothy was taught from a of the holy Scriptures (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14-16).

C. Timothy was probably during Paul's first

missionary journey (Acts 16:1,2). D. Timothy is one of the most faithful and exemplary people of the New

Testament. He was a faithful son and servant of Paul as well as a to those whom he ministered (1 Tim. 6:11).

5. Occasion of this letter A. Paul seeks to aid Timothy in this difficult task of ministering in

this________________________________ of false teaching (Acts 20:29-30).

B. Paul challenges Timothy to remain in Ephesus (1:3,4). C. Paul instructs Timothy in church , church

, and how to deal with the false teaching in Ephesus. Outline of 1 Timothy 1. COMMISSION: A Charge to Timothy concerning False Teachers 1 Tim. 1 2. INSTRUCTION: Instructions concerning Church Order 1 Tim. 2-3 A. Church Worship, 1 Tim. 2

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B. Church , 1 Tim. 3 3. DIRECTION: Counsel in Pastoral Matters 1 Tim. 4-6:2 A. Counteracting 1 Tim. 4 B. Maintaining Good Relations 1 Tim. 5 4. EXHORTATION: Concluding challenges and warnings

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2 TIMOTHY 1. Date and Place of Writing: Paul wrote this, his last letter, from prison at Rome around A.D. 67 about five years after his first letter to Timothy. 2. Theme: A Man of God's in the ministry and work of Jesus Christ. 3. Key Verse: 2 Tim. 3:16,17; 4:5 4. Unique Aspect of 2 Timothy: Here we see the last words of a to one who was like a son to him. 2 Tim. 4:6-8

Outline of 2 Timothy 1. Perseverance of a Man of God 2 Tim. 1 2. Profiles of a Man of God 2 Tim. 2 A. A Steward, v.1,2 B. A , v.3,4 C. An Athlete, v.5

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TITUS

D. A , v.6,7 E. A Worker, v.14-19 F. A Vessel, v.20-23 G. A , v.24-26 3. Perils of a Man of God 2 Tim. 3 A. Facing Apostasy v.1-9 B. Defeating Apostasy v.10-17 4. of the Man of God 1. Date and Place of Writing: Written by Paul shortly after writing 1 Timothy, while Paul was still in Macedonia, A.D. 62. 2. Theme: Adorning the . 3. Key Verse: Titus 2:10b 4. The Man Titus

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A. Titus was a common Latin name; bother his parents were Greek. B. Titus was probably converted through Paul's ministry, Tit. 1:4; 1 Cor.

4:15, Gal. 2:3. C. Titus was a faithful servant of God, and Paul had used him regarding

receiving an from the Corinthian church (2 Cor. 8:6,10).

D. Titus was ministering in with Paul, and when

Paul left, he had Titus remain. 5. The Island of Crete A. Crete was a mountainous island located southeast of Greece. Its

deminsions are 160 miles by 35 miles. B. Crete's towns were heavily populated, "Neither peaceable among

themselves, nor very patient of foreign dominion." C. Spiritually, Crete had a very bad in the

Mediterranean world (Tit. 1:12). Outline of Titus 1. _______________________________ in the Church Titus 1 A. Leaders in Crete Titus 1:1-9 B. False Teachers in Crete Titus 1:10-16 2. ADORNMENT in the Church Titus 2

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PHILEMON

3. ________________________________ in the Church Titus 3 A. Preparation for Good Works v.1-7 B. Carefulness of Good Works v.8-11 C. Regularity of Good Works v.12-15 1. Date and Place of Writing: Written around A.D. 61 from Rome during Paul's first imprisonment. 2. Theme: Appeal for . Philemon is Paul's shortest book, written to Philemon, a well-to-do friend of Paul. Onesimus had been a slave of Philemon, but had stolen from him and run away. By God's grace, Onesimus met Paul and is challenged to return to Philemon to make reconciliation. 3. Key Verse: Philemon 11 4. A Beautiful Picture in Philemon: We see a guilty sinner, Onesimus, return to a great forgiver, Philemon, because of the work of a gracious intercessor, Paul. Outline of Philemon

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1. Paul's (Appreciation) for Philemon v.1-7 "I thank my God." 2. Paul's PLEA (Appeal) to Philemon v.8-16 "I beseech thee" 3. Paul's (Assurance) to Philemon v.17-25 "I will repay..."