1 John

John’s reason for penning 1 John was to expose the fallacies of false teachers who taught deceptive, unbiblical views and to reassure each person who became a Christ-follower of his or her eternal hope/salvation in Jesus Christ.

2 Peter

Peter communicates in his letter that he wants the Christ-followers who were living in the region of Asia Minor to make seeking after knowledge a spiritual adventure versus an academic exercise.

1 Peter

1 Peter is a guide for how to steadfastly live as a Christ-follower.

James

James’ commonsense take on the topics that he tackled in his letter/book to dispersed Jew Christ-followers makes his letter/book a useful resource for how to live a Christ-follower life.

Hebrews

Hebrews is a Christological apologetic. The anonymous Hebrews letter’s author penned his thirteen chapter missive before Titus.

Philemon

Philemon received in 60 A.D. an unexpected personal letter from Paul who was under house arrest and confined to a house in the city of Rome.

Titus

Titus is an instructional letter on sanctification’s functional role. Paul sent his Titus Letter to an early disciple, a faithful friend and a conscientious helper whose name was Titus.

2 Timothy

2 Timothy is the second recorded personal letter that Paul sent to Timothy and Paul’s last canonized letter. It was around 67 A.D.

1 Timothy

1 Timothy was penned and taken to the city of Ephesus – to where Timothy was, sometime between 63 A.D. and 65 A.D. Paul was on his fourth missionary journey when he penned the six chapters that make up 1 Timothy.

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians is the second letter that was sent in 51 A.D. to the emergent Christ-follower fellowship that was in the city of Thessalonica.

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

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2 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

“he sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead to say to them, “‘The LORD bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.”
– 2 Samuel 2:5

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2 Chronicles 20

2 Chronicles 20

“Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
– 2 Chronicles 20:15

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Jeremiah 16

Jeremiah 16

“My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.”
– Jeremiah 16:17

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Ezekiel 37

Ezekiel 37

“I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life, then you will know that I am the LORD.”
– Ezekiel 37:6

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1 Corinthians 5

1 Corinthians 5

“God will judge those outside, “‘Expel the wicked man from among you.”
– 1 Corinthians 5:13

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Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 11

“Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
– Deuteronomy 11:19

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Revelation 4

Revelation 4

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being,”
– Revelation 4:11

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Philemon

Philemon

“no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.”
– Philemon 16

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Hebrews 8

Hebrews 8

“This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord, I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
– Hebrews 8:10

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Psalm 137

Psalm 137

“How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?”
– Psalm 137:4

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Jeremiah 15

Jeremiah 15

“Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? Will you be to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails?”
– Jeremiah 15:18

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2 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 13

“This is why I wrote these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave to me for building you up, not for tearing you down.”
– 2 Corinthians 13:10

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Matthew 22

Matthew 22

“At the resurrection people neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like angels in heaven.”
– Matthew 22:30

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2 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles 8

“In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.”
– 2 Chronicles 8:14

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Esther 5

Esther 5

“Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.”
– Esther 5:9

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Song of Songs 5

Song of Songs 5

“How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others, that you charge us so?”
– Song of Songs 5:9

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Psalm 88

Psalm 88

“O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.”
– Psalm 88:1

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Ephesians 4

Ephesians 4

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
– Ephesians 4:32

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