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BOOK 19 - HEBREWS, THE LETTER TO JEWISH CHRISTIANS
JESUS CHRIST IS FOR ALL MEN
Hebrews 1:1-14
1:1-3 God has sent his son, Jesus Christ, for all people
JESUS CHRIST IS GREATER THAN GOD'S ANGELS
1:4-14 Christ is higher than the angels
Hebrews 2:1-18
2:1-4 First warning - The Gospel of Jesus is greater than the message brought by the angels; stand fast
2:5-18 Jesus Christ, the son of God, also became a man, lower than the angels - also 2:14-14 The devil; 2:14b-15 Death
HE IS GREATER THAN MOSES
Hebrews 3:1-19
3:1-6 Moses was a faithful servant; Jesus is a faithful son
3:7-19 Second warning - stand firm; rejecting Jesus is far more serious than rejecting Moses - also 3:13a Serving others; 3:13b Temptation
Hebrews 4:1-16
4:1-10 The eternal rest of heaven is promised to those who remain faithful to Christ
4:11-13 Third warning - accept God's second chance, and know that nothing is hidden from him - also 4:12 The Bible - the Word of God
JESUS IS GREATER THAN EVERY HIGH PRIEST
4:14-16 Jesus Christ, the great high priest
Hebrews 5:1-14
5:1-10 Jesus Christ contrasted with Aaron, the high priest of Moses
5:11-14 Fourth warning - Don't keep going back to Christian basics - also 5:11-14 Maturity
Hebrews 6:1-20
6:1-20 Fourth warning (concluded) - Move on towards Christian maturity; don't turn back; persevere - also 6:1-3 Maturity
Hebrews 7:-28
7:1-28 Jesus Christ, the great high priest, compared with Melchizedek - also 7:1-10 Tithes
Hebrews 8:1-13
8:1-5 The superiority of Christ in heaven over the high priest in his earthly temple
A NEW AGREEMENT WITH GOD; THE ONE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST CANCELS ALL SIN
8:6-13 The new agreement of Jesus supersedes the old agreement of the Law
Hebrews 9:1-28
9:1-10 The high priest's earthly ministry in the temple under the old agreement, compared with ....
9:11-28 The heavenly ministry of Jesus Christ under the new agreement - also 9:24 Heaven
Hebrews 10:1-39
10:1-18 Sacrifices under the Law cannot cancel sin; Christ's one sacrifice in obedience to God, does
KEEP GOING AS CHRISTIANS IN FAITH
10:19-25 In faith, approach God through Christ; and do so in fellowship with other believers - also 10:23-25 Encouragement to support each other
10:26-31 Fifth warning - what hope do we have if we reject Christ's sacrifice
10:32-39 Reminders of the struggles new Jewish Christians have already gone through. Having come so far in faith, don't turn back, endure
Hebrews 11:1-40
11:1-40 Examples of faith from the Old Testament - also 11:1,6b,8-10 Faith; 11:3 Creation; 11:6b God - finding him; 11:13b-16 Heaven
Hebrews 12:1-29
12:1-24 Keep going in faith, accept God's discipline - also 12:3-4 Trials of life; 12:7-11 Discipline; 12:7-11 Parents; 12:14 Christian conduct; 12:15 Bitterness; 12:16 Addiction
12:25-29 Sixth & final warning - listen to God:at the end, only those who are faithful to Christ will remain
CALL TO LIVE AS CHRISTIANS
Hebrews 13:1-25
13:1-17 Christian living; warnings against strange teachings; sharing Christ's disgrace - also 13:1 Love; 13:2 Hospitality; 13:3a the Imprisoned; 13:3b the Suffering; 13:4 Marriage; 13:4 Sexual immorality; 13:4b Adultery; 13:5a Greed; 13:5a Money; 13:5a Possessions; 13:7 Christian leaders; 13:8 Eternity; 13:9 False Christian teaching, false prophets, cults; 13:14 Heaven; 13:15-16 Real religion; 13:16 Generosity; 13:17 Christian leaders
PERSONAL MESSAGES
13:18-25 Personal messages and blessings - also 13:20-21 Blessings and prayers; 13:25 Blessings and prayers
BOOK 20 - THE LETTER OF JAMES
I - THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REAL RELIGION
James 1:1-27
1:1-8 Greeting; the trials faced by Jewish Christians, and how they should respond - also 1:2-8 Trials of life
1:9 Poverty
1:10-11 Wealth
1:12 Trials of life
1:13-15 Temptation
1:16-18 God provides all our needs
1:19-20 Anger
1:21-25 Freedom as Christians
1:26 The "tongue"
1:27 Real religion
II - THE TESTS OF REAL RELIGION
SOCIAL DIFFERENCES
James 2:1-26
2:1-11 Snobbery
2:12-13 Tolerance
FAITH AND ACTION
2:14-26 Faith without Christian action is useless - also 2:14-26 Faith
CONTROLLING THE TONGUE
James 3:1-18
3:1 Teaching
3:2-12 The "tongue"
REAL WISDOM
3:13-16 Worldliness - also 3:17-18 Heaven; 3:17-18 Wisdom
THE WORLD'S WAYS
James 4:1-17
4:1-3 Greed
4:4-6 Worldliness
4:7 The devil
4:8-10 Humility
4:11-12 Judging others
4:13-17 Plans
James 5:1-20
5:1-6 Wealth
PATIENCE AND PRAYER
5:7-8 Patience
5:9 Grumbling
5:10-11 Patience
5:12 Swearing and oaths
5:13a Prayer
5:13b the Happy
5:14-16a the Sick
5:16b-18 Prayer
5:19-20 Responsibility for others
BOOK 21 - FIRST LETTER OF PETER
GREETINGS; BEARING TRIALS WITH JOY
1 Peter 1:1-25
1:1-5 Greetings; because Christ has risen from the dead, we have been born again - also 1:1-2 The Holy Trinity; 1:1a,2 Blessings and prayers
1:6-9 We have every reason for rejoicing in spite of our trials
OUR RELATIONS WITH GOD
1:10-12 Christians can know more than the prophets or angels ever did or could of God's mysteries
1:13-16 Live holy lives accordingly
1:17-21 The eternal Christ died that you may live in holiness
1:22-25 Love each other because you are sons of God; do away with all evil - also 1:22 Love; 1:23-25 The Holy Bible; 1:24 Human Frailty
1 Peter 2:1-25
2:1-3 Love each other as the Gospel teaches (concluded) - also 2:1 Christian conduct
2:4-10 You have been chosen by God as a royal priesthood to become the Church of Christ
CIVIL, SOCIAL AND FAMILY RELATIONS
2:11 Worldliness
2:12 Witnesses to Christ
2:13-17 Government - also 2:16 Freedom as Christians
2:18-20 Employees
2:21-25 Christ died for our sins to heal us, and as an example of patient suffering - also 2:21-25 Trials of life
1 Peter 3:1-22
3:1-6 Wives - also 3:3-5a Women's beauty
3:7 Husbands - also 3:7 Prayer
3:8-12 Christian conduct
CHRISTIAN SUFFERING
3:13-22 Now be prepared to suffer patiently yourselves - also 3:13-17 Witnesses to Christ; 3:21 Baptism; 3:22 Heaven
1 Peter 4:1-19
4:1-6 And live to obey God - also 4:3-4a Non-Christian behaviour; 4:3-5 New Christians
4:7 Maturity - also 4:7b Prayer
4:8 Love
4:9 Hospitality
4:10-11 Talents and Abilities
4:12-19 When you do God's will, bear your suffering as Christ did - also 4:15 Non-Christian behaviour
1 Peter 5:1-14
5:1-4 Christian leaders
5:5 Young men and women - also 5:5b-6 Humility
5:6-7 Worry
5:8-11 Spiritual warfare; through Christ, God will restore and carry you - also 5:8-9 The devil; 5:9 Christian fellowship; 5:10-11 Blessings and prayers
CLOSING
5:12-14 Farewells and blessings
BOOK 22 - SECOND LETTER OF PETER
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN GOD'S MESSAGE
2 Peter 1:1-21
1:1-2 Greetings; the preciousness of faith in Jesus Christ - also 1:2 Blessings and prayers
1:3-4 Through him, we have everything we need to live Godly lives in an evil world
1:5-11 Steps towards Godly living - also 1:5-9 Christian conduct
1:12-15 Peter's need to remind his readers of these things
1:16-21 Peter was an eye-witness to the promised Messiah, he is not a teller of man-made stories - also 1:19-21 The Holy Bible; 1:20-21 The Holy Spirit
THE FALSE TEACHERS WHO DENY THIS
2 Peter 2:1-22
2:1-3a The false teachers who deny the divinity of Jesus
2:3b-9 How God deals with the ungodly, and rescues the Godly
2:10-17 The behaviour of the ungodly
2:18-19 How they mislead Christians, especially the newly converted
2:20-22 Because such men were once Christians, they are worse off then they were before
THE END-TIMES WILL COME AND CHRIST WILL RETURN
2 Peter 3:1-18
3:1-2 Peter's reason for writing yet again
3:3-4 There are those who deny Christ will come again
3:5-7 God destroyed the world once, by water; he will do so again, by fire
3:8-10 The day will come, but in God's time
3:11-15a Until then, live patient and Godly lives
3:15-16 Peter commends Paul's Letters as scripture
3:17-18 Reject false teaching; continue to grow in your Christian life - also 3:18 Blessings and prayers
BOOK 23 - FIRST LETTER OF JOHN
GOD'S SON REALLY BECAME MAN; THROUGH HIM WE CAN LIVE IN GOD'S LIGHT
1 John 1:1-10
1:1-4 John was an eye-witness to Jesus, the World of Life
1:5-10 To really know God, live in his light, and accept that you are sinners - 1:8-10 Fooling ourselves
TO KNOW GOD IS TO OBEY HIM AND LIVE CHRISTIAN LIVES
1 John 2:1-29
2:1-2 If we do sin, Jesus will defend us
2:3-6 The true Christian obeys all God's commands - also 2:3-6 Obedience to God
2:7-11 The Christian living in God's light, loves, and does not hate - also 2:9-11 Hate
2:12-14 John's readers know God, they have been forgiven, they have rejected evil, and they live Godly lives
2:15-17 To love as God loves means you cannot also love the world - 2:15-17 Worldliness
2:18-23 The false teachers were never really Christians; but you, through the Spirit, know both God and Christ
2:24-29 Keep to what you have been taught; don't be led astray - also 2:26-27a The Holy Spirit
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE MEANS LIVING IN LOVE
1 John 3:1-24
3:1-6 It is a miracle we are "children of God"; we should live our lives in Christ accordingly
3:7-10 Sin is of the devil; goodness is from God - 3:8-10 The devil
3:11-15 To love our brothers is of God; to hate is a path towards murder - 3:11 Love; 3:14-15 Hate; 3:15a Murder
3:16-20 True love is more than words; it is truth in action - 3:16-18 Hypocrisy
3:21-24 We know when we are obeying God; and he rewards us accordingly - also 3:24 The Holy Spirit
GOD IS TRUTH AND LOVE
1 John 4:1-21
4:1-3 A simple test for false prophets is that they deny Jesus became a man - also 4:1-3 False Christian teaching, false prophets, cults
4:4-6 God, through Christ, enables us to distinguish truth from lies - also 4:4-6 Spiritual warfare
4 7-10 Love comes from God, and he loves us so much, he sent his only son to die for us - also 4:7-12 Love
4:11-16a We too should love one another and God will live in us - also 4:12-13 The Holy Spirit; 4:16-18 Love
4:16b-18 God is love, and perfect love drives away all fear - also 4:18 Fear
4:19-21 We cannot hate our brother, and claim to love God - also 4:19-21 Hate
OUR CONFIDENCE AS CHRISTIANS
1 John 5:1-21
5:1-5 The test of our love is obedience to God and belief in Jesus - also 5:4b-8 The Holy Spirit
5:6-13 To believe Jesus is the Christ is to receive God's gift of eternal life
5:14-15 Whatever our needs, God will answer our prayers - also 5:14-15 Prayer
5:16-17 Praying for those who sin - also 5:16a Responsibility for others
5:18-21 Jesus protects and empowers us to live the Christian life - also 5:21 Final warning against false Gods
BOOK 24 - SECOND LETTER OF JOHN
2 John 1-13
1-3 Greetings in love and truth - also 3 Blessings and prayers
4-6 Obedience to God means real love for one another - also 5-6 Love
7-11 Don't welcome those who deny Christ became a man; follow Christ's teaching
12-13 John's plan to visit; his farewell
BOOK 25 - THIRD LETTER OF JOHN
3 John 1-14
1-8 John gives thanks for Gaius' faith, and his hospitality to visiting evangelists - also 1 Blessing and prayers; 5-8 Hospitality
9-10 The inhospitality of Diotrephes contrasted - also 9-10 Self-importance
11-12 John commends Demetrius - also 11 Christian conduct
13-14 John plans to visit; a farewell - also 14b Blessing and prayers
BOOK 26 - LETTER OF JUDE
Jude 1-25
1-2 Greetings - also 1b-2 Blessings and prayers
3-4 False and immoral teachers are among you
5-11 The punishment awaiting those who deceive
12-16 They come as trouble-makers
17-19 Jesus foretold the coming of such men
20-23 Continue in your Christian life; save those you can - also 22-23 Responsibility for others
24-25 A beautiful benediction - also 24-25 Blessings and prayers
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