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.

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians is one of the first canonized letters that Paul penned. Paul was on his second God-planned, God-directed mission journey when he penned 1 Thessalonians.

Colossians

Colossians was written by Paul during his first incarceration in the city of Rome. As a way to be debriefed and to bring closure to his third journey as an itinerant missionary– which lasted somewhere around four years.

Philippians

Philippians was written in 61 A.D. by Paul who was under house arrest in the city of Rome. Paul wrote Philippians to thank the Christ-follower fellowship that was in the city of Philippi.

Ephesians

Ephesians is a Christ-follower’s dogma and life manual. Paul was doing house arrest time in the city of Rome when he saw to the penning of a syllabus that succinctly explains Christ-follower faith doctrines and living norms.

Galatians

Galatians is a circular letter that Paul penned that he wanted passed between the Christ-followers that were in the towns of Derbe, Lystra, Iconium and Antioch.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians is a follow-up letter. Paul, an itinerant apostle/missionary penned 2 Corinthians in 55 A.D.

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is the first canonized letter that Paul penned to the emergent Christ-follower community that was in the city of Corinth – in the country of Greece, that he was instrumental in initiating on his second missionary journey.

Romans

Romans is an apologetic for Christ-followers. Paul begins his Romans Letter by establishing a mindset among his readers – who were both Jew and Gentile Christ-followers, that the world that they are living in is a lost world.

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Galatians 4

Galatians 4

“Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.”
~ Galatians 4:17

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Joshua 8

Joshua 8

“You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.”
~ Joshua 8:2

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1 Samuel 21

1 Samuel 21

“So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.”
~ 1 Samuel 21:13

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Acts 19

Acts 19

“But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.”
~ Acts 19:9

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Amos 8

Amos 8

“The days are coming,”’ declares the Sovereign LORD, “‘When I will send a famine through the land—not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.”
~ Amos 8:11

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Jeremiah 6

Jeremiah 6

“Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,”’ says the LORD.”
~ Jeremiah 6:15

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Acts 22

Acts 22

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.”
~ Acts 22:3

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Deuteronomy 17

Deuteronomy 17

“take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.”
~ Deuteronomy 17:5

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1 Peter 3

1 Peter 3

“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
~ 1 Peter 3:15

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Ezekiel 5

Ezekiel 5

“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.”
~ Ezekiel 5:5

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1 John 5

1 John 5

“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.”
~ 1 John 5:19

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1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel 19

“Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly.”
~ 1 Samuel 19:4

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Hebrews 5

Hebrews 5

“Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.”
~ Hebrews 5:1

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2 Kings 14

2 Kings 14

“He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash.”
~ 2 Kings 14:3

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Luke 22

Luke 22

“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.”
~ Luke 22:27

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Ezekiel 48

Ezekiel 48

“The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. “‘And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
~ Ezekiel 48:35

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Jeremiah 44

Jeremiah 44

“This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have shown by your actions what you promised when you said, ‘“We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heavens.’” ““Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!”
~ Jeremiah 44:25

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Luke 12

Luke 12

“Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.”
~ Luke 12:51

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