... have reverence for Christ in your hearts, and honor him as Lord. Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you I Peter 3:15 GNT

Sunday

The Basics About the Bible: The Letters Paul Didn't Write

Or maybe he did write one of them.......

The Basics About the Bible: Paul's Letters to Churches


A Letter of NT times followed this Basic Formula:
  • Greeting, including self-identification - this is like "Signature First," or the Return Address
  • Body of the Letter Paul's letters are generally broken down further:
  • xxxxxxxspiritual teaching
  • xxxxxxxpractical application
  • Closing; here is where the secretary and any others sending greetings would identify themselves

The Basics About the Bible: The History Books of the New Testament

The New Testament opens with five books which, taken together, outline most of the events of its timeframe.
They are divided into the Gospels (Biographies of Jesus) and The Book of Acts, showing the birth and growth of the early church.