The Book of Hebrews was written to Jewish-Christians who were undergoing persecution for their belief that Jesus was Israel’s long-expected Messiah. They were being persecuted by both unbelieving Jews and idol-worshiping Roman Gentiles. These socially-isolated Jewish-Christians were tempted to turn back from following Jesus, and reverting to living under the Covenant of Moses (Exodus 20:1-40:38). […]

As we read Paul’s Letter to Titus, we see that the Apostle Paul has a driving passion to see God’s character reproduced and made visible in the lives of the people that Titus is pastoring. He demonstrates this burning desire in several ways. Making God Visible In God’s People First of all, in his introductory […]

As we closely read the Letters of 1 & 2 Timothy, we come to understand the Apostle Paul’s vision of the Christian life as a spiritual battle engaged with spiritual powers. The Christian Life Is A Spiritual Battle In 1 Timothy 6:12, Paul exhorts his young protege, Timothy, for the second time in the Letter […]

The next 3 Letters on our journey through the New Testament, 1&2 Timothy and Titus, are called the Pastoral Letters. Paul wrote all 3 Letters to young Pastors that he had mentored. They are the last Scriptures that Paul wrote before he was martyred in Rome, during the later part of Nero Caesar’s reign, around […]

The two Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians are probably some of his earliest Letters, along with the Galatians Letter. These 2 Letters are insightful to read, because they reveal how Paul mentored a local church that was predominantly Gentile in its makeup, and which didn’t have a strong knowledge of the Jewish Old Testament […]

This particular blog was written by Mike Drouillard. The Colossian Epistle was written to the people of Colossae in approximately the year 60-62 AD by Paul. This letter was written while Paul was in Prison. It was written by Paul to respond to heretical teachings, and to give encouragement to the believers to serve with […]

Today’s blog will focus on Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. It is probably Paul’s most personal Letter that was addressed to a Church. He always prayed with joy in his prayers for the Philippian Christians, because of their partnership and fellowship in the gospel with Paul. They were a part of his heart, as they […]

Today’s blog covers the Apostle Paul’s Letters to the Ephesians. He wrote this Letter while he was in prison for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Letter to the Ephesians contains in-depth teaching on the nature of Christ’s Church. Being “In Christ” The Church and Christ are so closely identified with each other that […]

Our blog today will focus on the Apostle Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. It was one of the first Letters written by Paul, probably around AD 50. The churches in Galatia had been planted by Paul and Barnabas (see Acts 13 & 14). Paul is astonished that the Galatian Christians are turning away from the […]

In 2 Cor. 10-13, Paul takes up again the defense of his apostolic authority by appealing to his weakness and sufferings. His aim is not to elevate himself for self-centered reasons, but “to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with Paul in the things they boast about” […]