Pauline letters Flashcards
- Name Pauline letters:
Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
- State the purpose for each of Paul’s letter’s
Romans: Argue that Jews and Gentiles are equal in Christ
1st Corinthians: To address a series of problems and answer a series of questions
2nd Corinthians: To encourage forgiveness and defend Paul’s apostleship
Galatians: Defend Paul’s writing, to warn against work based salvation, and teach a faith based salvation.
Ephesians: To explain the eternal purposes of God in Jesus
Philippians: To express gratitude and encouragement
Colossians: To address Colossian syncretism (Heresy)
Thessalonians: Express joy over the church’s faithfulness, encourage the pursuit of sanctification, and questions about Jesus’s appearing.
2nd Thessalonians: To clarify misunderstanding about the timing of church.
1 Timothy: to instruct timothy how to instruct the church to focus on what they should be doing.
2nd Timothy: To encourage Timothy to continue his ministry after Paul is gone and to pass it on to others.
Philemon: To encourage Philemon to accept Onesimus as a brother
- Name six components of God’s Armor:
Helmet of salvation, breast of righteousness, shield of faith, sandals of readiness, belt of truth, sword of the spirit
- List 7 reasons Jesus is already all that a believer needs
- Already qualified
- Already transferred into Jesus’ kingdom
- Already redemption and forgiveness
- Already fulfilled
- Already circumcised
- Already made alive
- Already in heaven
- 5 prerequisites to the Parousia
- Apostasy will happen
- The man of lawlessness will be revealed
- He will oppose and exalt himself against every so called god or object of worship
- He will take his seat in the temple of God
- The coming will be characterize by lawlessness, deception, and appearance of supernatural powers.
12 questioned asked and answered by Paul’s message in 1st Corinthians
- Is OK to marry? (Yes!)
- Should we divorce? (Don’t divorce)
- Should we stay married but abstain from sexual intimacy? (No)
- If we were married but not now (spouse died or divorced), can we remarry? (yes, but only a believer)
- Should we try to get our freedom? (It really doesn’t matter to God)
- Can we eat meat offered to idols? (eat it in good conscience)
- What if others are “offended” by our eating of meat offered to idols? (Don’t serve it)
- Should we pay teachers (apostles)? (Ministers deserve to be paid)
- Should women cover their heads in worship? (The church does not teach any customs about this)
- Which spiritual gift is the best or most important? (ALL are useful and necessary)
- Is the “resurrection” real or a metaphor? (The resurrection of Jesus was real, not a metaphor – otherwise, our faith would be useless)
- If real, how does it work? – (Resurrection is a change of nature)
Epistle
Letter
Parousia
Appearing
Sanctification
Make holy, separate, or distinct
Apostasy
Rebellion
Salvation
Rescue, in the sense of preserving or restoring
Justification
Declare right
Flesh
Animal nature
Judge
condemn
Circular letter
Meant to be passed around and read by several churches
