Apostles
An Apostle of Jesus Christ Eph. 1:1 Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians with this description of who he is. He is “an apostle of Jesus Christ”. In this lesson we are going to study who are the apostles in the Bible? We can easily locate the names of the twelve apostles that the […]
Paul’s Calling, Titus 1:1-3
Paul wrote this epistle to Titus. According to the postscript to this epistle, Titus was ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians. He was an uncircumcised Greek, Gal 2:3. Titus was a very close companion of Paul. Paul called him “mine own son after the common faith,” Titus 1:4. Paul said of […]
A Fool In Glorying, 2 Cor 12:1-12
In 2 Cor 12:11 Paul said, “I am become a fool in glorying.” Paul was not a man to glory in himself [2 Cor 12:5]. Yet, the attitude of the Corinthians toward him and toward the false apostles who had exalted themselves among them [2 Cor 11:13, 20], compelled him to glory for their sakes […]
The Testimony of Christ in Corinth 1 Cor 1:1-9
The Testimony of Christ in Corinth 1 Cor. 1: 1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Paul’s introduction to his letter to the Corinthians, he mentions several things concerning the testimony of Christ [1 Cor 1:6] in his life and in the church. Truly, if it weren’t for Jesus Christ, we would have nothing about to teach […]
Pauls Authority, Rom 1:1-7
Paul’s Authority Rom. 1:1-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul began this letter with his greeting and stated authority for writing this letter to the Romans, since he wasn’t the one who had led them to the Lord like he had the Corinthians [1 Cor 4:15] or the Thessalonians [1 Thes 1:5, 2:13]. Pauls authority was clearly […]
By Jesus Christ Gal. 1:1-5
By Jesus Christ Gal. 1:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first five verses of Galatians chapter 1 we find a number of things that are by Jesus Christ. Paul starts out by saying that his apostleship is by Jesus Christ. But by the time he gets through the first five verses we find there […]