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We must now take some time to examine the Epistle to the Galatians in order to demonstrate that the concern of the inspired apostle was to uphold the liberty of Christ for the Gentiles over against the Judaizers who wanted to put them under the yoke of the Mosaic law.

. Luke, the beloved physician, wrote this gospel for Theophilus, a Greek, who had come to the Christian faith. While doing this, he was led by the Holy Spirit to write a Gospel in some ways distinct from the others.  THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF LUKE’S GOSPEL

. As we approach this fourth Gospel, we notice immediately that it is not just another account of the ministry of Jesus. It is unique in many respects from the synoptic authors (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). Some of these differences we must consider in this article. 

We now begin our study of the three letters which Paul wrote between his two imprisonments in Rome. They are called “Pastoral Epistles” because they were written to two individuals who functioned as pastors, namely Timothy and Titus. While Paul wrote these letters to these men, he also intended that the letters should be read to the churches, hence they are instructive for the church of all ages. The order in which they were written is I Timothy, Titus, and II Timothy.

Paul wrote this letter to Timothy after he had left him in Ephesus and went on to Macedonia. You will recall that this took place between the two imprisonments of Paul at Rome. The occasion was the special needs that Timothy had while he continued to minister to the church at Ephesus. That congregation had been the object of much labor on the part of the apostle Paul. During his third missionary journey, Paul had labored there for some three years. On his way to Jerusalem, he bid farewell to the elders of Ephesus and told them that they would...

This is the second of the three Pastoral Epistles. The order in which they were written is I Timothy, Titus, and II Timothy. Since we considered the historical setting in connection with I Timothy, we will not repeat these details here.

The Epistle to the Ephesians sets forth the grand theme of the church’s unity in Christ. Being one of Paul’s writings during his confinement in Rome, it reflects the maturity and spiritual insight of one whom the Holy Spirit had prepared for such a task.

When trying to determine a specific theme for each of the gospels, a person encounters some difficulty. Evidence of this can be seen in the variety of themes suggested for this gospel of Mark. Among them we find Jesus, the Son of God; the gospel of the Lion of Judah’s Tribe; Jesus the Mighty King; Jesus the Servant of Jehovah. Some draw their theme from a general overview of the entire book; others focus attention upon some specific text. In this instance, it would seem appropriate to view this gospel as a record of the ministry of Jesus, culminating in...

We now take up the study of the Gospel itself and see how the Holy Spirit led John to develop the exalted theme of Jesus, the Son of God.

One cannot help but be amazed at all the work which Jesus did while upon earth. Some details of these three years are compressed in the sixteen chapters of Mark. As the Servant of Jehovah He worked day and night. How humanly touching are the words of Mark 6:31, “Come ye yourselves apart in the desert place and rest awhile.” The disciples could hardly keep up.