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04250
 \\OUTLINE STUDIES OR ANALYSES of the BOOKS OF THE BIBLE\\

  \\The Book of Hosea\\

  \\AUTHOR, Hosea,\\ The son of Beeri
   # Ho 1:1
  A contemporary of Isaiah and Micah.
  His Message was addressed to the Northern Kingdom

  \\ESPECIAL FITNESS FOR HIS TASK\\
   \\(1)\\ He is supposed to have been a native of the North, and was
       familiar with the evil conditions existing in Israel.  This gave a
       special weight to his message.
   \\(2)\\ It would appear from the narrative that he married a wife who
       proved to be unchaste.  This statement is doubted by some scholars,
       but if true would have enabled him to vividly portray God's
       attitude toward Israel, his adulterous spouse.
        # Ho 1:2-3 2:1-5
       But the style of the book is highly figurative, and it may be that
       this account of his experience with his wife was allegorical.

  \\SPIRITUAL MESSAGE.\\
   \\Apostasy from God is Spiritual Adultery.\\
    (a) God, the Husband
         # Ho 2:20 Isa 54:5
    (b) Israel, the unchaste Wife
         # Ho 2:2

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\SECTION I.  Israel's Apostasy\\ symbolized by the experience of the
   prophet in his marriage, chs. 1-3
    # Ho 1:1 - 3:1
   \\SECTION II. Prophetic Discourses,\\ chiefly descriptions of the
   backsliding and idolatry of the people, mingled with threatenings and
   exhortations, chs 4-13
    # Ho 4:1 - 13:1
   The formal call to repentance, and promises of future blessings ch 14
    # Ho 14:1

   \\ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HIGHLY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE\\ used to express the
   evil conditions in Israel
    \\(1) The Valley of Achor,\\ for a door of Hope
         # Ho 2:15
         # Jos 7:24-26
    \\(2) "Joined to idols,"\\
         # Ho 4:17
    \\(3) "Mixed among the people"\\ (no longer a separated and holy nation)
         # Ho 7:8
    \\(4) "A cake not turned"\\ (dough on one side, expressing
        half-heartedness)
         # Ho 7:8
    \\(5) "Strangers have devoured his strength"\\ (weakened by evil
        associations)
         # Ho 7:9
    \\(6) Grey hairs are here and there upon him"\\ (premature old age,
        and unconscious deterioration)
         # Ho 7:9
    \\(7) "Israel swallowed up"\\ (national identity lost)
         # Ho 8:8
    \\(8) "A vessel wherein there is no pleasure"\\ (a marred and useless
        vessel unto the Lord)
         # Ho 8:8
    \\(9) "The balances of deceit" \\(commercial trickery in business)
         # Ho 12:7

  \\CHOICE SELECTION\\
   Penitence, and its blessings, ch 14
    # Ho 14:1
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  \\The Book of Joel\\

  \\AUTHOR, Joel,\\ a prophet of Judah.  Very little known concerning
   # Joe 1:1
  \\NAME.  Means "Jehovah is God."\\
  \\DATE.\\  Uncertain
  \\STYLE. Lofty;\\ the book is forcefully and elegantly written

  \\KEY THOUGHT, National repentance and its blessings.\\

  \\OCCASION,\\ The visitation of a plague of locusts and a severe
  drought, regarded as punishments for the sins of the people.  The former
  prophetic of coming invasions of the armies of Judah's enemies.

  \\KEY PHRASE, "The day of the Lord"\\
   # Joe 1:15 2:1,11,31 3:14
  \\THE DAY OF THE LORD.\\
   \\(1) A time of Judgments\\ upon the People for their Sins.
    (a) The plague of locusts
         # Joe 1:4-9
    (b) The severe drought
         # Joe 1:10-20
    (c) The invasion of enemies
         # Joe 2:1-10
   \\(2) Calls to Penitence and Prayer\\
        # Joe 2:12-17
   \\(3) Promises Future Deliverance\\
        # Joe 2:18-20
   \\(4) Will be a Season of Great Refreshing.\\
    (a) In nature, copious rains will insure plentiful harvests
         # Joe 2:23,24
    (b) The outpouring of the Holy Spirit will usher in a great revival
         # Joe 2:28-32
        See Acts Ch 2
         # Ac 2:1
   \\(5) In the Valley of Decision\\
    (a) The Gentile nations will be judged
         # Joe 3:1-16
    (b) Zion shall receive a glorious blessing
         # Joe 3:17-21

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\Whole-hearted penitence\\
    # Joe 2:12-17
   \\Promises of the Pentecostal outpouring\\ of the latter days
    # Joe 2:28-32
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  \\The Book of Amos\\

  \\THE WRITER.\\
   \\His name\\ means "Burden", or "burden-bearer"
   \\A citizen of Tekoa,\\ in the tribe of Judah.
   \\A herdsman\\ and dresser of sycamore trees
    # Am 7:14
   \\His call\\
    # Am 7:15
   The attempt to silence him
    # Am 7:10-13
  \\DATE.\\ Prophesied during the reigns of Jeroboam II in Israel, and
   Uzziah in Judah.

  \\STYLE, simple but picturesque.\\
   \\The book abounds in striking metaphors.\\
    Illustrations,
     (a) The straining of God's mercy by sinners compared to the
         overloading of a wagon
          # Am 2:13
     (b) The pressure of duty upon the prophet compared to the roaring of a
         lion in his ears
          # Am 3:8
     (c) The narrow escape of a remnant of Israel compared to a shepherd
         recovering two legs or the piece of an ear from a lion
          # Am 3:12
     (d) The scarcity of God's Word compared to a famine in the natural
         world
          # Am 8:11,12
         &c., &c.

   \\Amos, as a prophet, was in many respects like Christ.\\
    \\(1)\\ In \\his occupation,\\ a working man
         # Am 7:14
    \\(2)\\ In \\his humility,\\-acknowledged his lowly origin
         # Am 7:15
    \\(3)\\ In \\his method of teaching\\ by illustrations
    \\(4)\\ In \\his claim of Divine Inspiration,\\ Thus said the Lord,"
        occurs forty times in his prophecy
    \\(5)\\ In\\ being charged with treason\\
         # Am 7:10
         # Joh 19:12
    \\(6)\\ In the \\pressure of duty\\ which was upon him
         # Am 3:8
         # Joh 9:4
    \\(7)\\ In \\denouncing the selfishness of the rich\\
         # Am 6:4-6
         # Lu 12:15-21

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\(1) Impending judgments\\ on surrounding nations
        # Am 1:3-15 2:1-3
   \\(2) Threatening discourses.\\
    (a) Against Judah
         # Am 2:4,5
    (b) Against Israel
         # Am 2:6-16
   \\(3) The call to Israel to seek God\\ in sincerity, ch 5
        # Am 5:1
   \\(4) Luxurious living\\ condemned
        # Am 6:4-14
   \\(5) A series of five visions.\\
    (a) A Vision of the Locusts
         # Am 7:1-3
    (b) A Vision of the Fire
         # Am 7:4-5
    (c) A Vision of the Plumbline
         # Am 7:7-9
    (d) A Vision of a Basket of summer fruit
         # Am 8:1-3
    (e) A Vision of a Smitten sanctuary
         # Am 9:1-10
   \\(6) The visions interrupted\\ by an attempt to intimidate the prophet
        # Am 7:10-13
   \\(7) The prediction of the dispersion and restoration of Israel\\
        # Am 9:9-15
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  \\The Book of Obadiah\\

  \\AUTHOR,\\ nothing is known concerning.

  \\THE PROPHECY centres around an ancient feud\\ between Edom and Israel.
     The Edomites were descendants of Esau, and had a grudge against Israel
  because Jacob had cheated their ancestor out of his birthright.
   # Ge 25:21-34 27:41

  \\KEY THOUGHT, verse 10\\
   # Ob 1:10

   The Edomites refused Israel a passage through their country
    # Nu 20:14-21
   They rejoiced over the capture of Jerusalem
    # Ps 137:7

  \\SYNOPSIS\\

   \\The Doom of Edom\\ for their pride and wrong unto Jacob
    # Ob 1-16
   \\The Deliverance of the Chosen People,\\ and the inclusion of Edom in
   the future Kingdom
    # Ob 17-21 Nu 24:18

  \\SPIRITUAL LESSON\\
   God's special providential care over the Jews, and the certainty of
   punishment upon those who persecute them.
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  \\The Book of Jonah\\

  \\JONAH, a native of Galilee,\\ one of the earlier prophets
   # 2Ki 14:25
      Called to go as a missionary to Nineveh, and warn the enemies of his
   country, he went with great reluctance
   \\SEE 1909\\
      This narrative has been ridiculed as a myth by unbelievers, and is
   regarded by some scholars as a legend, or parable.
      The Jews accepted it as historical, see Antiq. IX.10.2
      Jesus Christ vouched for its truth
       # Mt 12:39-41 Lu 11:29,30

  \\THE CHARACTER OF JONAH.  SEE 1909\\
   \\(1) "Sanctified in spots,"\\ a strange mixture of strength and
       weakness
   \\(2) Self-willed\\
        # Jon 1:1-3
   \\(3) Godly\\
        # Jon 1:9
   \\(4) Courageous\\
        # Jon 1:12
   \\(5) Prayerful\\
        # Jon 2:1-9
   \\(6) Obedient after chastisement\\
        # Jon 3:3,4
   \\(7) Bigoted and selfish,\\ disappointed when the Ninevites repented
        # Jon 3:4-10 4:1
   \\(8) Had too much concern for his own reputation\\
        # Jon 4:2,3

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\Ch 1.\\ The Divine command evaded; the flight and punishment of the
         prophet.
   \\Ch 2.\\ The Prayer and the Deliverance.
   \\Ch 3.\\ The Second Commission Obeyed.
   \\Ch 4.\\ The Childish Complaint of the prophet; the great exhibition
         of Divine Mercy, coupled with the rebuke to the prophet.

  \\SPIRITUAL LESSONS\\
   \\(1)\\ The peril of running away from duty.
   \\(2)\\ The temptation to selfish patriotism and religious bigotry.
   \\(3)\\ The Divine employment of imperfect men as channels of Truth.
   \\(4)\\ The Wideness of God's Mercy.
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  \\The Book of Micah\\

  \\AUTHOR, Micah,\\ a native of Moresheth, in Judah.
     He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz' and Hezekiah;-was a
     contemporary of Isaiah
      # Mic 1:1
   \\His name\\ means, "Who is like Jehovah."  He belonged to the territory
     of Judah, but spoke to both Judah and Israel.
   \\His anointing,\\
    # Mic 3:8

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\I.  General Divisions\\
    Chs. 1-3, Chiefly threatenings of coming judgments.
     # Mic 1:1 - 3:1
    Chs. 4-5, Prophetic promises of deliverance.
     # Mic 4:1 - 5:1
    Chs. 6-7, Mainly Exhortations and confessions of National Sins,
    coupled with promises of restoration.
     # Mic 6:1 - 7:1

   \\II.  Particular Sins Condemned.\\
    (a) Idolatry
         # Mic 1:7 5:13
    (b) Evil plans and devices
         # Mic 2:1
    (c) Covetousness
         # Mic 2.2
    (d) Rapacity of princes, prophets and priests
         # Mic 3:2-11
    (e) Witchcraft
         # Mic 5:12
    (f) Dishonesty
         # Mic 6:10-12
    (g) Universal corruption
         # Mic 7:2-4
    (h) Treachery
         # Mic 7:5,6

   \\III.  Future Hopes.\\
    (a) The establishment of a Righteous Kingdom
         # Mic 4:1-8
    (b) The coming of a Messiah King
         # Mic 5:2
    (c) The Reformation and Restoration of the nation
         # Mic 7:7-17
    (d) The complete Triumph of Divine Grace
         # Mic 7:18-20

  \\QUOTATIONS FROM-\\
   (a) \\By the elders,\\-thus saving the life of Jeremiah
        # Jer 26:16-19 Mic 3:12
   (b) \\By the Sanhedrin,\\ to Herod the Great at the time of the Birth
       of Christ
        # Mt 2:5,6 Mic 5:2
   (c) \\By Christ,\\-in sending forth his disciples
        # Mt 10:35,36 Mic 7:6

  \\NOTABLE PASSAGES\\
   The definition of True Religion
    # Mic 6:8
   The Birth-place of Christ announced
    # Mic 5:2
   God's disposal of the Sins of Believers
    # Mic 7:18-19
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  \\The Book of Nahum\\

  \\AUTHOR,\\ little known concerning.
   Name means "compassionate" or "full of comfort."
  \\DATE.\\  Some time before the Fall of Nineveh.
  \\MAIN THEME, the Destruction of Nineveh.\\

  \\HISTORICAL SETTING.\\  This book is regarded by some scholars as a
  sequel to Jonah.
     It would appear that the Assyrians, after their repentance at the
  preaching of Jonah, soon relapsed into gross idolatry.
     They plundered other nations and their capital became like a lions'
  den full of prey.
   # Na 2:11,12
  \\THE PURPOSE of the book\\ was to pronounce Divine Vengeance upon the
  bloody city, and to console Judah with promises of future deliverance
   # Na 3:1 1:13-15

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\Ch. 1.\\ A vision of the majesty and invincible power of Jehovah, who
          will break the yoke of the Assyrians and deliver Judah.
           # Na 1:1
   \\Ch. 2.\\ A dramatic description of the Siege of Nineveh.
           # Na 2:1
   \\Ch. 3.\\ A woe pronounced upon the bloody city, and her complete ruin
          foretold.
           # Na 3:1

   NOTE.- Some expositors have seen in Ch 2.4 an allusion to the modern
   automobile, but this is a far-fetched interpretation.
    # Na 2:4
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  \\The Book of Habakkuk\\

  \\AUTHOR.\\ Some have inferred from his Psalm, chapter 3, and the
  direction to the chief musician, that he was a chorister in the temple;
  but this is purely conjectural.

  \\DATE\\ uncertain.  The prophet evidently lived in the \\Chaldean\\
  \\period.\\  Many scholars fix the time of the prophecy during the reign
  of Jehoiakim.

  \\MAIN THEME, The Mysteries of Providence.\\
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Hab 1:3

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   The book opens with the prophet in \\perplexity over the mystery of\\
   \\unpunished evil\\ in the world.

   The first two chapters are mainly composed of a dialogue between
   Habakkuk and Jehovah.

    \\(1) The prophet complains to God\\ that he sees sinful violence on
        every hand, yet no punishment is visited upon the evildoers
         # Hab 1:1-4
    \\(2) He receives a reply revealing the divine plan\\ of using the
        Chaldeans as a swift and terrible instrument of judgment upon the
        wicked nations
         # Hab 1:5-11
    \\(3) Still the moral problem is unanswered\\ in the mind of the
        prophet.
        How can a holy God use these wicked heathen to waste and destroy
        people more righteous than they?  Are the wrong and violence to
        continue forever?
         # Hab 1:12-17
    \\(4) The prophet ascends his watch-tower\\ to look over the world.
        He receives the reply of Jehovah, and is told the Purpose of God
        is soon to be fulfilled, and is encouraged to wait for it,
         # Hab 2:1-3
        Then follows the sentence that has been a watchword in the
        Christian Church
         # Hab 2:4
    \\(5) Content with the new light received,\\ the prophet utters a
        series of five woes against
        THE DISHONESTY
         # Hab 2:6
        THE COVETOUSNESS
         # Hab 2:9
        THE BLOODY BUILDING ENTERPRISES
         # Hab 2:12
        THE DEBAUCHERY
         # Hab 2:15
        and THE IDOLATRY of the great world-power
         # Hab 2:18-20
    \\(6) Finally he utters a sublime prayer\\ (or psalm of praise),
        speaking of the majesty and glory of Jehovah and declaring his
        unwavering trust in the divine plans
         # Hab 3:1-19

  \\NOTABLE PASSAGES.\\
   The Morning Star of the Reformation
    # Hab 2:4 Ro 1:17 Heb 10:38
   The Triumph of Missions
    # Hab 2:14
   The Woe to the Drunkard-maker
    # Hab 2:15
   An All-conquering Faith.
    # Hab 3:17,18
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  \\The Book of Zephaniah\\

  \\WRITER,\\ evidently a direct \\descendant of King Hezekiah\\
   # Zep 1:1
   He prophesied during the reign of Josiah, King of Judah
    # Zep 1:1
   It is thought he uttered his prophecy near the beginning of Josiah's
   reign, before the religious revival which swept over the kingdom at
   that period.  See 2 Kings, chs 22,23
    # 2Ki 22:1 - 23:1
   Tradition says that Zephaniah was associated with Huldah, the
   Prophetess, and Jeremiah in the initiation of the reformation of the
   kingdom.

  \\MAIN THEME, The searching Judgments of God.\\
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # Zep 1:12
  \\CONTENTS.\\  The book is exceedingly somber in its tone, and is filled
    with threatenings and denunciations; but the sun breaks through the
    clouds in the last chapter, and the prophet foretells the coming of a
    glad day, when the Hebrews shall become a praise among all the people
    of the earth.

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\(1) The announcement of coming judgments upon Judah\\ ch 1
        # Zep 1:1
   \\(2) The Call to Repentance\\
        # Zep 2:1-3
   \\(3) Judgments threatened\\ upon surrounding nations
        # Zep 2:4-15
   \\(4) A woe pronounced\\ upon the sinners of Jerusalem because of their
       corruption and spiritual blindness in continuing in wickedness, in
       spite of all the judgments meted out to the heathen nations
        # Zep 3:1-8
   \\(5) A universal judgment\\ foretold, which only a godly remnant
       should escape
        # Zep 3:8-13
   \\(6) The future glory of Israel,\\ when Jehovah shall deliver his
       people, and cause them to become famous throughout the earth
        # Zep 3:14-20
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  \\The Book of Haggai\\

  \\"THE PROPHET OF THE TEMPLE"\\ was reputed to have been born during the
  seventy years' captivity in Babylon, and to have returned to Jerusalem
  with Zerubbabel.
  He was a colleague of Zechariah
   # Ezr 5:1 6:14

  \\MAIN THEME.\\  Sharp rebukes for the neglect to rebuild the temple,
  coupled with cheering exhortations and promises to those undertaking the
  work.
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Hag 2:4

  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\
   The remnant that had returned from captivity were selfishly pre-occupied
   with their own affairs, and were more concerned in beautifying their
   own dwellings than in rebuilding the Lord's house.
     The work had ceased for years.
      # Hag 1:4

  \\THE MESSAGE.\\
   \\(1) A cutting reproof,\\ showing that God had withheld his natural
       blessings, because his temple was left in ruins.
        # Hag 1:3-11
   \\(2) Words of encouragement\\ as the work of rebuilding the temple was
       resumed
        # Hag 1:12-15
   \\(3) Inspiring promises\\ to the older people who had seen Solomon's
       Temple, and the were discouraged at the inferiority of the structure
       they were able to build
        # Hag 2:3
       They were told of a coming manifestation of divine power and the
       appearing of the Messiah when the glory of the Lord would fill the
       house
        # Hag 2:7-9
   \\(4) A reminder of their unworthiness\\ to erect a house for the Lord
       of Hosts
        # Hag 2:10-14
   \\(5) Predictions of the doom\\ of the heathen nations, and words of
       commendation for Zerubbabel, as God's chosen instrument
        # Hag 2:20-23

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   # Hag 2:4-9

   \\Divine Presence,\\ strengthening
    # Hag 2:4
   \\--- Power,\\ moving
    # Hag 2:6
   \\--- Glory,\\ filling
    # Hag 2:7
   \\--- Peace,\\ coming
    # Hag 2:9
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  \\The Book of Zechariah\\

  \\AUTHOR, the son of Berechiah\\
   # Zec 1:1
   Little is definitely known concerning this prophet.
   He was \\a contemporary of Haggai\\, and joined him in arousing the
   Jews to rebuild the Temple a Jerusalem.
    # Ezr 6:14
   Evidently he was a young man at the time of his prophecy
    # Zec 2:4
   In the Septuagint version several psalms are accredited to Zechariah
   and Haggai.

  \\DATE,\\ Two months after Haggai's prophecy (compare Hag 1.1 and
   Zec 1.1)
    # Hag 1.1 Zec 1.1
  \\STYLE, Highly Figurative.\\

  \\THE PROPHET OF THE LONG VISION.\\
   Like Haggai, he saw the sinful condition and religious indifference of
   his people, and uttered stirring exhortations which aided in the
   rebuilding of the temple.
   But his Prophecy had a broader scope--he looked down the ages and
   beheld the coming of the Messiah King and the dawning of a brighter day
   for Zion.

  \\KEY VERSES\\
   # Zec 1:3 4:6
  \\FUTURE HOPE, "At evening time is shall be light"\\
   # Zec 14:7

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   Opening Exhortation
    # Zec 1:1-6

   \\Section I.  A series of Eight Visions.\\
    \\(1) The Man among the Myrtle Trees,\\ and the \\Drove of Horses\\
         # Zec 1:7-17
    \\(2) The Four Horns\\ and the \\Four Carpenters\\ (Four Smiths R.V.)
         # Zec 1:18-21
    \\(3) The Man with the Measuring Line,\\ ch 2
         # Zec 2:1
    \\(4) The Cleansing of the High Priest,\\ ch 3
         # Zec 3:1
    \\(5) The Golden Candlestick,\\ and the \\Two Olive Trees,\\ ch 4
         # Zec 4.1
    \\(6) The Flying Roll\\
         # Zec 5:1-4
    \\(7) The Woman in the Ephah\\
         # Zec 5:5-11
    \\(8) The Four Chariots\\
         # Zec 6:1-8
          and the Crowning of the High Priest
           # Zec 6:10-15

   \\Section II.\\
    The answer to the deputation from Bethel (R.V.) concerning the fasts.
    In the end the fasts shall become festivals, chs 7,8
     # Zec 7:1 - 8:1

   \\Section III.\\
    Predictions concerning a period of the History of the Jews, and a
    vision of the Ultimate Triumph of God's Kingdom, chs 9-14
     # Zec 9:1 - 14:1

  \\MESSIANIC ELEMENT.\\
   \\The Kingly Messiah.\\
    (a) First coming in lowliness
         # Zec 9:9
    (b) The Prince of Peace
         # Zec 9:10
    (c) Crucified
         # Zec 12:10
    (d) A Shepherd forsaken by his sheep
         # Zec 13:7

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\(1) The Secret of Success\\ in spiritual enterprises
        # Zec 4:6-10
   \\(2) The Coming of the Prince of Peace\\
        # Zec 9:9,10
   \\(3) The Fountain of Cleansing\\
        # Zec 13:1
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  \\The Book of Malachi\\

  \\WRITER.\\  Nothing is known of the prophet's life except what is found
   in his book.
   He was probably \\a contemporary of Nehemiah;\\ the conditions described
   in the prophecy best answer to that time.
  \\STYLE, Forceful and Peculiar.\\  Jehovah is represented as having a
   dialogue with his people.
   "Ye Say" is contrasted with "Thus saith Jehovah of hosts" through the
   first three chapters.
  \\THEME,\\ A graphic picture of the closing period of Old Testament
   history, showing that great reforms were needed to prepare the way for
   the coming Messiah.
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # Mal 3.8

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\I. DARK SIDE OF THE PICTURE.\\ The sins of a dishonest, ungrateful
       people, and an unfaithful priesthood.
    \\(1) Robbing God.\\
     (a) By failure to respond to Divine Love
          # Mal 1:2
     (b) By dishonouring God's Name
          # Mal 1:6
     (c) By presenting blemished offerings
          # Mal 1:7,8,13,14
     (d) The priests, by evil example, becoming stumbling-blocks, instead
         of spiritual leaders
          # Mal 2:1-8
     (e) By honouring sinners
          # Mal 2:17 3:15
     (f) By selfishly withholding tithes
          # Mal 3:8
     (g) By justifying impiety
          # Mal 3:14

    \\(2) Social Sins\\
     (a) Treacherous dealing with brethren
          # Mal 2:10
     (b) Inter-marriage with the heathen
          # Mal 2:11
     (c) Divorcing wives
          # Mal 2:14-16
     (d) Sorcery, impurity, oppression
          # Mal 3:5

   \\II. THE LIGHT SIDE OF THE PICTURE\\
    \\Glorious Promises\\
     \\(1)\\ Of the coming of the Messenger of the Covenant
          # Mal 3:1-4
     \\(2)\\ Of the outpouring of a Great Blessing
          # Mal 3:10-12
     \\(3)\\ Of the saints becoming Jehovah's peculiar Treasure
          # Mal 3:16-18
     \\(4)\\ Of the dawning of a New Day in which righteousness shall
         triumph
          # Mal 4:2,3
     \\(5)\\ Of the appearance of a Spiritual Reformer before the Day of
         the Lord is ushered in
          # Mal 4:5,6

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
   \\Ch. 3. The Purifying Messenger\\ of the Covenant
    # Mal 3:1-4
   \\Ch. 3. The Cataract of Blessing\\
    # Mal 3:10
   \\Ch. 3. God's Jewels\\
    # Mal 3:16,17
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  \\The Gospel of Matthew\\

  \\AUTHOR, Matthew\\ (also called Levi), one of the twelve apostles
   # Mr 2:14
    Undoubtedly a Jew who was a publican, or Roman tax collector
     # Mt 10:3
    When called by Jesus he left all and followed him
     # Lu 5:27,28
    He made a great feast for Christ, who attended it despite the fact
    that the publicans belonged to a despised class
     # Lu 5:29

  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED-- Primarily to the Jews.\\  This view is confirmed
   by the fact that there are about sixty references to the Jewish
   prophecies and about forty quotations from the Old Testament.
   Christ's mission to the Jews is especially emphasized
    # Mt 10:5,6 15:24

  \\KEY WORDS.\\ FULFILLED, which is frequently repeated to indicate that
   the Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in Christ.
   The word KINGDOM, which appears fifty times and the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
   thirty times.  KING, Jesus as
    # Mt 2:2 21:5 22:11 25:34 27:11,37,42

  \\APPARENT PURPOSE, To show that Jesus of Nazareth was the Kingly \\
   \\Messiah\\ of Jewish prophecy.

  \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.\\
   \\(1) The Complete Genealogy of Christ\\
        # Mt 1:1-17
   \\(2) Incidents and Discourses\\ found only in this Gospel
    Ch. 2. The visit of the Magi
            # Mt 2:1
           The flight into Egypt
            # Mt 2:13,14
           The slaughter of the Innocents
            # Mt 2:16
           The return to Nazareth
            # Mt 2:19-23
    Ch. 3. The coming of the Pharisees and Sadducees to John the Baptist
            # Mt 3:7
    Chs. 5-7 The Sermon on the Mount (complete).
            # Mt 5:1 - 7:1
    Ch. 11. "Come unto me, all ye that labour."
             # Mt 11:28
    Ch. 14. Peter walking on the sea.
             # Mt 14:28-31
    Ch. 23. The denunciation of the Pharisees, as an extended Discourse.
             # Mt 23:1
    Ch. 26. The thirty pieces of silver received by Judas
             # Mt 26:15
    Ch. 27. The return of the thirty pieces of silver
             # Mt 27:3-10
            The dreams of Pilate's wife
             # Mt 27:19
            The appearance of resurrected saints
             # Mt 27:52
            The watch at the sepulchre
             # Mt 27: 64-66
    Ch. 28. The bribing of the soldiers
             # Mt 28:12,13
            The earthquake
             # Mt 28:2
            The Great Commission
             # Mt 28:19,20
   \\(3) Miracles found only in Matthew.\\
       The two blind men healed
        # Mt 9:28-30
       The tribute money.
        # Mt 17:24-27
   \\(4) Parables found only in Matthew.\\
    Ch. 13. The Tares
             # Mt 13:24
            the hid treasure
             # Mt 13:44
            the goodly pearl
             # Mt 13:45
            the draw-net
             # Mt 13:47
    Ch. 18. The unmerciful servant
             # Mt 18:23
    Ch. 20. The labourers in the vineyard
             # Mt 20:1-16
    Ch. 21. The two sons
             # Mt 21:28-32
    Ch. 22. The marriage of the king's son
             # Mt 22:1-14
    Ch. 25. The ten virgins
             # Mt 25:1-13
            The talents
             # Mt 25:14-30
            The sheep and the goats
             # Mt 25:31-46

  \\ANALYSIS.\\ From the standpoint of the Kingship of Christ.
   \\The King.  The story of the Kingly Messiah.\\
    Lineage and birth ch. 1
     # Mt 1:1
    search for
     # Mt 2:2
    adoration of
     # Mt 2:11
    herald of
     # Mt 3:1-12
    spiritual victory of
     # Mt 4:1-11
    the proclamation of
     # Mt 4:17
    summoning followers, by
     # Mt 4:18-22
    the laws and mandates of, chs. 5-7
     # Mt 5:1 - 7:1
    the words and works of, chs. 8-12
     # Mt 8:1 - 12:1
    parables of, ch. 13
     # Mt 13:1
    the murder of his herald
     # Mt 14:1-12
    his power over natural forces, and disease
     # Mt 14:14-36 15:32-39
    his revelation of the dullness of men, and his own coming sufferings
    and glory, chs. 16,17
     # Mt 16:1 - 17:1
    his instruction concerning the principles of his kingdom chs. 18-20
     # Mt 18:1 - 20:1
    his triumphal entry unto the capital, his rejection, parables and
    prophecies
     # Mt 21:1 - 22:14
    his foiling of the plots of the Pharisees and Sadducees
     # Mt 22:15-46
    his denunciation of the leaders, ch. 23
     # Mt 23:1
    his prophecies and parables relating to the future, chs. 24,25
     # Mt 24:1 - 25:1
    the events leading up to his betrayal
     # Mt 26:1-46
    his trial
     # Mt 26:57-75 27:1-31
    his crucifixion
     # Mt 27:31-50
    the events immediately following his death
     # Mt 27:51-56
    his reappearance upon earth, and his commission to his followers, ch 28
     # Mt 28:1
  \\SEE\\ Christ, as King, \\3421\\
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  \\The Gospel of Mark\\

  \\AUTHOR, Mark,\\ the son of Mary of Jerusalem
   # Ac 12:12
   Referred to as John Mark, in
    # Ac 12:25
   A relative of Barnabas
    # Col 4:10
   Associated with Paul and Barnabas on their First Missionary Journey
    # Ac 12:25 13:5
   Temporarily alienated from Paul
    # Ac 13:13 15:37-39
   Afterwards restored to his friendship
    # 2Ti 4:11
     Ancient tradition certifies that Mark was a companion of Peter.  The
   book is called Peter's Gospel by some very ancient writers.
   It is generally conceded that Peter may have furnished, or suggested,
   much of the material found in the book.

  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.\\ It is thought that the writer had in mind the
   Roman or Gentile Christians in his preparation of the book.
     That it was not especially adapted to Jewish readers seems clear
   from the fact that it contains few references to Old Testament
   prophecy.
     Furthermore, the explanation of Jewish words and customs would
   indicate that the author had foreigners in mind when he wrote.  See,
    # Mr 3:17 5:41 7:1-4,11,34

  \\MAIN THEME, "Christ, the Tireless Servant of God and Man."\\
   The Life of Jesus is portrayed as crowded with benevolent deeds.
     His devotions interrupted
      # Mr 1:35-37
     No time to eat
      # Mr 3:20
     Yielding to such perpetual calls for service that his friends said he
     was unbalanced
      # Mr 3:21
     Pursued when he sought rest
      # Mr 6:31-34

  \\KEY WORD, "Straightway," \\indicating immediate action, repeated
   throughout the entire book.
  \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.\\ It is the shortest of the four Gospels.
     The style is vivid and picturesque.  Much of the subject matter is
   found also in Matthew and Luke, but it is not mere repetition, for it
   contains many details not found in either of the others.
     The Gospel of Mark opens, like that of John, with a declaration of
   the divinity of Jesus Christ, but unlike John he does not enlarge
   upon the doctrine.
     However, a careful study of the book reveals the fact that the aim of
   the author is to let the wonderful works of Jesus testify to his deity,
   rather than frequent statements of the writer.
     \\Many personal touches\\ are found in this gospel, as "was with the
   wild beasts,"
    # Mr 1:13
   "He surnamed them Boanerges"
    # Mr 3:17
   "Jesus was much displeased"
    # Mr 10:14
   "They were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid"
    # Mr 10:32
   "The common people heard him gladly"
    # Mr 12:37
   "Is not this the carpenter?" &c., &c.
    # Mr 6:3
     \\Although emphasizing Christ's divine power,\\ the author often
   alludes to his human feelings;--
   his disappointment
    # Mr 3:5
   his weariness
    # Mr 4:38
   his wonder
    # Mr 6:6
   his sighs
    # Mr 7:34 8:12
   his affection
    # Mr 10:21
     Matthew harks back to the past, and deals largely with the
   prophecies for the sake of Jewish readers, and also gives much space to
   the discourses of our Lord.
     Mark is more condensed; has little to say concerning prophecy; gives
   only a brief report of the discourses, but lays great stress upon the
   mighty works of Jesus.
     \\Nineteen miracles\\ are recorded in this short book which
   demonstrate the supernatural power of the Master
     \\Eight,\\ which prove his power over disease
      # Mr 1:31,41 2:3-12 3:1-5 5:25 7:32 8:23 10:46
     \\Five,\\ showing his power of nature
      # Mr 4:39 6:41,49 8:8,9 11:13,14
     \\Four,\\ demonstrating his authority over demons
      # Mr 1:25 5:1-13 7:25-30 9:26
     \\Two,\\ show his conquest over death
      # Mr 5:42 16:9

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\ The book may be divided in six parts--
   \\Part 1, The Introductory and Preliminary Events\\ leading up to the
    Public Ministry of Christ
     # Mr 1:1-13
      In this first chapter Mark plunges abruptly into his subject, and
    pours forth a torrent of description in the first thirteen verses.
      He opens with the announcement that Jesus is the Son of God
       # Mr 1:1
      He then dwells upon the five preparatory steps for his work,
    \\(1)\\ The coming of his herald
         # Mr 1:2-8
    \\(2)\\ His baptism with water
         # Mr 1:9
    \\(3)\\ His enduement with the Holy Spirit
         # Mr 1:10
    \\(4)\\ The divine witness to his Sonship
         # Mr 1:11
    \\(5)\\ His conflict with his arch enemy
         # Mr 1:12,13

   \\Part II. The Early Galilean Ministry\\
    # Mr 1:14 - 7:23
     (Mark omits entirely the early Judæan Ministry, See)
      # Joh 2:13 - 4:2
   \\Part III. The tour to Tyre and Sidon\\
    # Mr 7:24-30
   \\Part IV. Christ's teaching and work in Northern Galilee\\
    # Mr 7:31 - 9:50
   \\Part V. The closing Ministry in Perea,\\ and the journey toward
   Jerusalem.
    # Mr 10:1-52
   \\Part VI. The events of Passion Week\\
    # Mr 11:1 - 16:8
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  \\The Gospel of Luke\\

  \\WRITER, Luke, the beloved physician,\\ see
   # Col 4:14
   Reputed Author of Acts; both books being addressed to the same person.
      Luke was a close friend and travelling companion of Paul, as is
   shown in his personal allusions recording the journeys of the apostle.
   See in the book of Acts where the author changes the pronouns to "we"
   and "us," indicating that he himself was present at these times,
    # Ac 16:10 20:6 27:1 28:16
      Many students see something of the stamp of Paul's doctrine in Luke's
   gospel.  The exact date of the writing of the gospel is unknown.  But
   if it were written after Luke came under Paul's influence, it would be
   quite natural that the latter should give some colouring to the
   narrative.
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.  To Theophilus, an unknown person.\\  Internal
   evidence indicates that the book was written especially for the
   Gentiles.  This is inferred from the fact that the writer takes pains
   to explain Jewish customs and sometimes substitutes Greek names for
   Hebrew.
  \\PURPOSE.\\  To give a connected and orderly narrative of the life of
   Christ as seen by eye witnesses,
    # Lu 1:1-4
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Lu 1:4

  \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.\\
   \\(1) It is a Gospel of the Universal Grace of God\\
       # Lu 2:32 3:6 24:47
   \\(2) It is the Gospel of "The Son of Man."\\  It emphasizes Christ's
       sympathetic attitude toward the POOR, the LOWLY, and the OUTCASTS.
       The Poor disciples
        # Lu 6:20
       the sinful woman
        # Lu 7:37
       Mary Magdalene
        # Lu 8:2
       the Samaritans
        # Lu 10:33
       publicans and sinners
        # Lu 15:1
       the deserted beggar
        # Lu 16:20,21
       the lepers
        # Lu 17:12
       the dying thief
        # Lu 23:43
       etc.
   \\(3) It is a Devotional Gospel;\\ it especially emphasizes prayer
    (a) It contains three parables on prayer not found in the other
        gospels.
        The friend at midnight
         # Lu 11:5-8
        the unjust judge
         # Lu 18:1-8
        the Pharisee and publican
         # Lu 18:9-14
    (b) It contains Christ's prayers, -
        at his baptism
         # Lu 3:21
        in the wilderness
         # Lu 5:16
        before choosing the disciples
         # Lu 6:12
        at the transfiguration
         # Lu 9:29
        before giving the Lord's Prayer
         # Lu 11:1
        for Peter
         # Lu 22:32
        in the garden of Gethsemane
         # Lu 22:44
        on the cross
         # Lu 23:46
        etc.
   \\(4)\\ In its early chapters it strikes the \\note of joy and praise.\\
       Some of the great Christian hymns are taken from this gospel.
       \\The Ave Maria,"\\ the words of the Angel to Mary,
        # Lu 1:28-33
       \\The Magnificat,"\\ Mary's song
        # Lu 1:46-55
       \\"The Benedictus,"\\ of Zacharias
        # Lu 1:68-79
       \\"The Gloria in 'Excelsis,"\\ of the heavenly angels
        # Lu 2:13-14
       \\"The Nunc Dimittis,"\\ the rejoicing of Simeon
        # Lu 2:29-32
   \\(5) It greatly honours womanhood.\\  Women appear prominently in
       Luke's narrative.  In chapter one, Mary, Elisabeth;
        # Lu 1:1
       Mary and her sister Martha in chapter ten
        # Lu 10:1
       the daughters of Jerusalem
        # Lu 23:27
       several widows are mentioned
        # Lu 2:37 4:26 7:12 18:3 21:2
   \\(6) The Biography of Christ\\ is more complete in Luke than in either
       of the other Gospels.  About one half of the material in this book
       is not in the others.  Many of the most important utterances of our
       Lord, and striking incidents of his life are recorded in this one
       gospel.
      Examples of this are,--
       The draught of fishes
        # Lu 5:6
       raising the widow's son
        # Lu 7:11-15
       the ten lepers
        # Lu 17:12
       Malchus healed
        # Lu 22:51
      For the parables which occur only in Luke, \\SEE 2679\\

      Other incidents and saying recorded only by Luke,--
       Christ weeping over Jerusalem
        # Lu 19:41
       reference to the conversation of Moses and Elias on the Mount of
       Transfiguration
        # Lu 9:30,31
       the bloody sweat
        # Lu 22:44
       Christ before Herod
        # Lu 23:8
       Christ's words to the women of Jerusalem
        # Lu 23:28
       the penitent thief
        # Lu 23:40
       the walk to Emmaus
        # Lu 24:13-31

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\(1) The introduction\\
        # Lu 1:1-4
       The birth of Jesus and incidents connected with his early life up
       to the time of his baptism and temptation
        # Lu 1:5 - 4:13
   \\(2) The beginning of his public ministry,\\ mainly in Galilee
       # Lu 4:14 - 9:50
   \\(3) The journey toward Jerusalem,\\ through Samaria and Perea; the
      ministry mainly in Perea
       # Lu 9:51 - 19:28
   \\(4) The last days, \\including the events of Passion Week and the
       crucifixion
        # Lu 19:29 - 23:55
   \\(5) Events connected with the Resurrection \\and the \\Ascension\\
        # Lu 24:1-51
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  \\The Gospel of John\\

  \\WRITER, The Apostle John, SEE 1902\\

  \\DATE\\ uncertain.  Probably late in the first century.
  \\MAIN PURPOSE, To inspire faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God.\\
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Joh 20:31

  \\DISTINCTIVE FEATURES.\\
   \\(1)\\ It is considered by many to be the \\deepest\\ and most
       \\spiritual book\\ in the Bible.
   \\(2)\\ In it \\Christ\\ gives a more complete \\revelation of\\
       \\himself, and of God,\\ than in either of the Synoptic Gospels.
    (a) Of his person and attributes.  \\SEE\\ the "I am"s of Christ,
        Bible Readings \\4166\\
    (b) Of his Divinity
         # Joh 1:1 10:30-38 12:45 14:7-9 16:15
    (c) Of the work of the Holy Spirit.  \\SEE\\ 6's, 7's, 8's of the Holy
        Spirit, \\4165\\
    (d) Of his own divine commission.  For example in the fifth chapter he
        declares himself to be sent from God six times consecutively, in
        verses
         # Joh 5:23,24,30,36,37,38
    (e) Of the Fatherhood of God.  Christ speaks of God as "The Father"
        over one hundred times
        God is the spiritual Father
         # Joh 4:23
        he is the life-giving Father
         # Joh 5:21
        the message is the Father's
         # Joh 7:16
        the Father is greater than all
         # Joh 10:29
        the works are the Father's
         # Joh 14:10
        God is the Indwelling Father
         # Joh 14:23
        the Eternal Father
         # Joh 17:5
        the Holy Father
         # Joh 17:11
        the Righteous Father
         # 17:25
        etc.
   \\(3)\\ Perhaps the most notable of all the peculiarities of this
       gospel is the fact that \\over one half of the space in the book\\
       \\is given to\\ events of Christ's life, and his sayings during
       \\his last days.\\
   \\(4) Discourses \\and\\ conversations\\ found only in John;--
       the talk with Nicodemus
        # Joh 3:1-21
       with the woman of Samaria
        # Joh 4:1-26
       The discourse to the Jews at the Feast of Tabernacles
        # Joh 7:14-39 8:3-58
       the parable of The Good Shepherd, ch. 10
        # Joh 10:1
       The series of private instructions to the disciples, his comforting
       words and intercessory prayer, chs. 14-17
        # Joh 14:1 - 17:1
       His meeting with the disciples at the Sea of Galilee, ch 21, etc.
        # Joh 21:1
   \\(5) John records eight miracles of Christ\\ (beside his own
       resurrection) \\to prove his divinity.\\  Six of these are found
       only in this gospel;
       The water made wine
        # Joh 2:1-11
       healing the nobelman's son
        # Joh 4:46-54
       healing the man at the pool
        # Joh 5:1-9
       the man born blind
        # Joh 9:1-7
       the raising of Lazarus, ch 11
        # Joh 11:1
       the second draught of fishes
        # Joh 21:1-6
   \\(6) There are two great currents of thought\\ flowing through the
       book which it is profitable to follow--
    (a) Faith,
         # Joh 3:16-18 5:24 6:29,40 7:38 8:24 10:37,38 11:25-27 12:46
         # Joh 14:12
    (b) Eternal life
         # Joh 3:15,16,36 4:14 5:24 6:27,51 11:26 12:50 17:3 20:31

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\  The book may be divided into five parts;--

   \\(1) The Prologue.\\ The Eternal Word incarnate
        # Joh 1:1-18
   \\(2) The Manifestation of Christ's Divinity\\ to the world accompanied
       by a six-fold testimony.  That of John the Baptist, the Holy
       Spirit, the disciples, Christ's mighty works, that of The Father,
       and the Scriptures.
        # Joh 1:19 - 12:50
   \\(3) The Private Revelation\\ and instruction to the disciples,
       chs. 13-17
        # Joh 13:1 - 17:1
   \\(4) His Humiliation and Triumph over Death,\\ chs. 18-20
        # Joh 18:1 - 20:1
   \\(5) The Epilogue,\\ ch 21-23
        # Joh 21:1 - 23:1
       \\SEE\\ also John's Portrait of Christ, \\14303\\
       \\SEE\\ The Tree of Christ's Life, \\14308\\
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  \\The Acts of the Apostles\\

   \\SEE\\ the Tree of Paul's Life, \\14309\\
  \\WRITER, Luke,\\ the beloved physician \\2216\\
   The book is in some sense a sequel to the Gospel of Luke, and is
   addressed to the same unknown person, Theophilus
    # Ac 1:1

  \\MAIN THEME, The history of the development of the early church,\\ from
   the Ascension of Christ to Paul's imprisonment at Rome, and the opening
   of his ministry there.
     Many Bible students see in the book the formal beginning of the
   dispensation of the Holy Spirit.
     The departing Christ makes the announcement of a great campaign of
   world-wide missions, through human agency under the power of the Spirit.
    # Ac 1:8

  \\THE BOOK MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS,\\ The period of Home Missions,
  and the period of Foreign Missions.

   \\I. THE PERIOD OF HOME MISSIONS,\\ with Jerusalem as the centre.  The
     Work mainly in Palestine among the Jews; the apostle Peter being
     the most prominent figure.
    \\(1) The Preparatory Events.\\
     (a) The divine commission
          # Ac 1:4-8
     (b) The ascending Lord
          # Ac 1:10,11
     (c) The descending Spirit
          # Ac 2:1-4
     (d) The workers' equipment
          # Ac 2:4 4:31
    \\(2) The Ministries.\\
     (a) Of Peter at Pentecost
          # Ac 2:14-40
         Peter's second sermon
          # Ac 3:12-26
         Peter's address to the Sanhedrin
          # Ac 4:5-12
     (b) Of Stephen
          # Ac 7:1-60
     (c) Of Philip and Peter
          # Ac 8:5-25
     (d) Of Philip
          # Ac 8:26-40
    \\(3) Facts Concerning the Church.\\
     (a) The growth of.  \\SEE\\ Accessions, \\733\\
     (b) The infilling of, with the Holy Spirit
          # Ac 4:31
     (c) The unity and benevolence of
          # Ac 4:32-37
     (d) The spiritual power of
          # Ac 5:12-16
     (e) The appointment of deacons
          # Ac 6:1-6
    \\(4) The persecutions of the Church\\
         # Ac 4:1-3, 17-22 5:17,18,40 6:8-15
        Persecutions under Saul of Tarsus
         # Ac 8:1-3 9:1

   \\II. THE PERIOD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.\\
     Opening with Jerusalem as the centre of operations, which was soon
     transferred to Antioch in Syria.
    \\(1) Preliminary Events\\ Leading up to World-wide Missions.
     (a) The ministry of Philip in Samaria, in association with Peter and
         John
          # Ac 8:5-25
     (b) The conversion of Paul, who becomes the great missionary, and the
         leading figure in the church during this period
          # Ac 9:1-30
     (c) The broadening of Peter's views by his vision at Joppa, resulting
         in his ministry among the Gentiles at Cæsarea.
          # Ac 10:1-43
     (d) The outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Gentiles at Cæsarea,
         and the vindication of Peter's ministry there
          # Ac 10:44 - 11:18
     (e) The sanction of the work at Antioch by Barnabas, the
         representative of the church at Jerusalem
          # Ac 11:22-24
     (f) The bringing of Paul from Tarsus to Antioch by Barnabas, and the
         co-operation of the two men in establishing the church in the
         place where the disciples were first called Christians
          # Ac 11:25,26
     (g) Parenthesis, The persecution of the church at Jerusalem by
         Herod.  The death of James and the imprisonment and deliverance
         of Peter
          # Ac 12:1-19
    \\(2) The Epochal Event\\ in the History of Foreign Missions.
        Under the Direction of the Holy Spirit, the sending forth of Paul
        and Barnabas as missionaries by the church at Antioch.  John Mark
        accompanies them
          # Ac 13:1-5
    \\(3) Paul's First Missionary Journey.\\ Missionaries, Paul, Barnabas
        and John Mark,
         # Ac 13:4 - 14:26
        Places visited and outstanding events:
         The island of Cyprus where the proconsul was converted and Saul's
         name changed to Paul in the record
          # Ac 13:4-12
         Perga in Pamphylia, where John Mark deserted the party
          # Ac 13:13
         Antioch in Pisidia, Paul's great sermon in the synagogue
          # Ac 13:14-41
         Opposition by the Jews and work among the Gentiles
          # Ac 13:44-49
         Driven from the city by the Jews, the missionaries go to Iconium.
         Here they work for some time, but persecution arising, they flee
         to Lystra and Derbe
          # Ac 14:6
         The healing of the lame man at Lystra results in the people
         proposing to worship Paul and Barnabas, but the Jews stir up
         opposition and Paul is stoned.
          Undaunted, the two heroes escape to Derbe, where they preach the
         gospel and teach many
          # Ac 14:8-20
         From this point the missionaries retrace their steps, revisiting
         and organizing the churches, and return to Antioch in Syria,
         where they make a report of their journey
          # Ac 14:21-28
    \\(4) The Council at Jerusalem.\\
     (a) The question at issue
          # Ac 15:5,6
     (b) Peter's argument in favour of Christian Liberty
          # Ac 15:7-11
     (c) Paul and Barnabas relate their experiences
          # Ac 15:12
     (d) The speech of James and the decision of the Council in favour of
         exempting the Gentiles from the rules of the ceremonial law
          # Ac 15:13-29
         Judas and Silas are sent to Antioch to deliver the letter from
         the Council to the church
          # Ac 15:27-30
    \\(5) Paul's Second Missionary Journey\\
         # Ac 15:36 - 18:22
     (a) Preliminary events.  A disagreement between Paul and Barnabas
         concerning John Mark.  Silas chosen by Paul to accompany him on
         the journey
          # Ac 15:36-40
     (b) Places visited and outstanding events:
          Visitation of the churches of Syria and Cilicia
           # Ac 15:41
          at Lystra, Timothy joins the missionaries, and various cities of
          Asia Minor are visited and the churches strengthened
           # Ac 15:41 - 16:5
          The Spirit guides them to Troas, where they are called into
          Europe by the Macedonian vision
           # Ac 16:7-10
          At Philippi Paul and Silas are imprisoned, and the jailor
          converted, and a church is established.
           # Ac 16:12-34
          The next important event is the founding of a church at
          Thessalonica, where persecution arises and they depart for Berea
           # Ac 17:1-10
          Here the missionaries find some candid students of The Word who
          become ready converts
           # Ac 17:11,12
          The storm of persecution breaks out again, and Paul goes on to
          Athens, leaving Silas and Timothy to establish the church
           # Ac 17:13-15
          At Athens Paul finds a city filled with idols, and preaches a
          sermon on Mar's Hill, but secures only a few converts to the
          faith
           # Ac 17:15-34
          At Corinth Paul is soon joined by Silas and Timothy, and a
          church is founded.  The work is carried on in the midst of
          persecution for eighteen months
           # Ac 18:1-17
          After a considerable time Paul bids the brethren farewell, and
          sets sail for Syria, making a brief stop at Ephesus, and closes
          his journey at Antioch
           # Ac 18:18-22
    \\(6) Paul's Third Missionary Journey\\
         # Ac 18:23 - 21:15
        Places visited and outstanding events:
         Visitation of the churches in Galatia and Phrygia
          # Ac 18:23
         Parenthesis,-Apollos at Ephesus
          # Ac 18:24-28
         Paul returns to Ephesus and finds a company of imperfectly
         instructed disciples, and leads them into the larger life of the
         Spirit
          # Ac 19:1-7
         He continues in the work at Ephesus for two years
          # Ac 19:8-10
         The Lord showed his approval of the work by bestowing upon Paul
         the gift of healing
          # Ac 19:11,12
         Sinners were confounded and many burned their evil books
          # Ac 19:11-20
         Then there arose a great uproar among the silver-smiths, fearing
         that Paul's doctrine would destroy their business of idol making
          # Ac 19:23-41
         Paul leaves Ephesus, and after visiting the churches of
         Macedonia, comes to Greece
          # Ac 20:1,2
         He spends three months in Greece, then returns to Macedonia, and
         comes to Troas, and preaches
          # Ac 20:3-12
         From Troas he goes to Miletus, and sends for the Ephesian elders
         to come to him
         Here at Miletus he delivers his great farewell address to the
         elders
          # 20:17-38
         From Miletus Paul starts for Jerusalem, although warned by the
         Spirit of the sufferings awaiting him there
          # Ac 21:1-17
    \\(7) Paul in Jerusalem and Cæsarea.\\
     (a) He relates to the church the experiences of his ministry among
         the Gentiles
          # Ac 21:18-20
     (b) To silence suspicion, he is urged to take a Jewish vow, which he
         does
          # Ac 21:20-26
     (c) Is seized by Jewish enemies in the Temple, and rescued from their
         fury by Roman soldiers
          # Ac 21:27-40
     (d) His defence before the multitude
          # Ac 22:1-21
     (e) He asserts his Roman citizenship to escape being scourged
          # Ac 22:25-30
     (f) His appearance before the Sanhedrin
          # Ac 23:1-10
     (g) The Lord appears to him in the night with a message of cheer
          # Ac 23:11
     (h) A conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, leads to his being sent
         to Cæsarea
          # Ac 23:12-33
     (i) The accusation brought against him by the Jews, and his defence
         before the governor, Felix
          # Ac 24:1-21
     (j) His speech before Felix concerning his faith in Christ
          # Ac 24:24-26
     (k) His defence before Festus and his appeal unto Cæsar
          # Ac 25:1-12
     (l) His address before Agrippa
          # Ac 26:1-29
    \\(8) Paul's Journey to Rome as a Prisoner\\
         # Ac 27:1-28:16
     (a) The first stage of the voyage
          # Ac 27:2-13
     (b) The storm and the moral ascendency of Paul
          # Ac 27:14-36
     (c) The shipwreck and the escape to land
          # Ac 27:38-44
     (d) The experiences on the Island of Melita
          # Ac 28:1-10
     (e) The arrival at Rome and Paul's ministry there
          # Ac 28:16-31
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  \\The Epistle to the Romans\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul\\
  \\ADDRESSED TO Roman Christians\\
   # Ro 1:7
  \\KEY VERSES\\
   # Ro 1:16 5:1

  The epistle may be divided into two main sections:

   \\PART I.  DOCTRINAL\\ chs. 1-11
    # Ro 1:1 - 11:1
   \\PART II. PRACTICAL,\\ chs. 12-16
    # Ro 12:1 - 16:1

  \\MAIN THEME of Part I, The Plan of Salvation.\\
   Justification by Faith and Sanctification through the Holy Spirit.
   \\Part II. Mainly Exhortations\\ concerning Christian Duties.

  \\A MASTERLY ARGUMENT.\\ In Part I, the apostle proceeds to prove that
  the entire human race is surrounded by three insurmountable walls.
   \\(1)\\ The \\wall of universal guilt,\\ chs. 1-3
    # Ro 1:1 - 3:1
   \\(2)\\ The \\wall of sinful tendencies\\ and fleshly lusts
    # Ro 7:15-24
   \\(3)\\ The \\wall of the supposed sovereign election\\ of God of a
   certain portion of the race to salvation, and the divine reprobation of
   all others
    # Ro 9:7-18
   In the midst of his argument showing the awful situation of the natural
   man, he points out the DOORS OF DIVINE MERCY provided for in the plan
   of salvation, by which all men can escape the impending judgments of
   God if they will.
     The "DOORS of ESCAPE" or "DIVINE MERCY" in the "WALLS" are..
      (a) \\Justification by Faith\\
           # Ro 5:1
      (b) \\Regeneration\\
           # Ro 8:1-4
      (c) \\Universal Opportunity\\
           # Ro 10:13
  \\KEY CHAIN\\ showing the current of thought
   # Ro 1:16 3:22,23,28 4:3 5:1,18 9:31,32 10:3,4,6-9

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\PART I.  THE PLAN OF SALVATION.\\
    \\(1) The need of,\\ grounded in the universal guilt of mankind:
     (a) Of the Gentile world
          # Ro 1:18 - 2.7
     (b) Likewise the Jews, under the condemnation of the law
          # Ro 2:8 - 3:20
     (c) All alike sinners
          # Ro 3:23
    \\(2) The method of,\\ Justification, or righteousness, by faith
          # Ro 3:21-28
     (a) Universal
          # Ro 3:29-30
     (b) Honours the law
          # Ro 3:31
    \\(3) Illustrated in the life of Abraham\\ ch. 4
         # Ro 4:1
     (a) Apart from works
         # Ro 4:1-6
     (b) Apart from ordinances
         # Ro 4:9-12
     (c) Apart from the law
         # Ro 4:13-25
    \\(4) The blessings of, \\made effective through the love of God as
        manifested in the sacrificial death of Christ.
         # Ro 5:1-11
    \\(5) The scope of the free gift\\ of salvation expounded
         # Ro 5:12-21
    \\(6)\\ The free gift \\does not encourage the continuance in sin,\\
        but demands rather the crucifixion of man's corrupt nature, and a
        life of holy service to God
         # Ro 6:1-23
    \\(7)\\ In chapter seven, Paul is evidently speaking of \\the struggle\\
        \\with sinful tendencies\\ and fleshly lusts.
        Whether he refers to his own experience before, or after
        conversion, is a question concerning which Bible students differ
        in opinion.  All agree that he vividly portrays the strife going on
        in the human heart.
         # Ro 7:7-24
    \\(8) The culmination of the divine plan\\ of salvation is pictured in
        chapter eight.  It is a new spiritual life of liberty and
        righteousness, through faith in Christ.
        This is one of the great spiritual chapters of the Bible, in it
        the Holy Spirit is referred to nineteen times.
    \\(9) Parenthesis,\\ Paul's solicitude for his own people
         # Ro 9:1-5
    \\(10) The Mystery of Divine Election\\ and God's dealings with Israel.
     (a) Special privileges of Israel
          # Ro 9:4-5
         See also
          # Ro 3:1,2
     (b) The distinction between the natural and spiritual seed of Abraham
          # Ro 9:6-13
     (c) The mystery of the divine sovereignty
          # Ro 9:14-24
     (d) The prophets predicted the failure of the Jews to live up to
         their privileges; the calling of the Gentiles and their
         acceptance of the divine plan of righteousness by faith.
          # Ro 9:25-33
    \\(11) The Misapprehension by the Jews\\ of the divine plan, resulting
         in their self-righteousness
          # Ro 10:1-3
    \\(12) The Plan of "Salvation by Faith"\\ expounded and its universal
         application set forth
          # Ro 10:4-18
    \\(13) God's dealings\\ with Israel
          # Ro 10:19 - 11:12
    \\(14) The Gentiles warned\\ not to boast because of their
         privileges, but to take heed lest they fall under condemnation
          # Ro 11:13-22
    \\(15) The Restoration of Israel\\ predicted and the mysteries of
         God's ways declared to be unsearchable
          # 11:23-36

   \\PART II.  PRACTICAL.\\ Chiefly exhortations and Instructions
    concerning Christian Duties, chs. 12-16
     # Ro 12:1 - 16:1
    \\Ch. 12.\\ This chapter presents \\one of the finest summaries of\\
     \\Christian Duties\\ found in the Scriptures.
      # Ro 12:1
    \\Ch. 13.\\
     \\(1) Civic and social duties\\
          # Ro 13:1-10
     \\(2) The duty of living as "children of the day,"\\
          # Ro 13:11-14
    \\Chs. 14.1 to 15:7 Duties to the Weak.\\
     \\(1)\\ Charitableness in judging
          # Ro 14:1-13
     \\(2)\\ Carefulness not to give offence to
          # Ro 14:15-23
     \\(3)\\ Bearing the infirmities of, and not pleasing self
          # Ro 15:1-7

  \\CLOSING THOUGHTS,\\ Mainly personal experiences and greetings.
   \\Ch. 15.\\ (Cont.)
    \\(1) Reasons for thanksgiving\\ on the part of the Gentiles and the
        apostle's wide-spread ministry among them
         # Ro 15:8-21
    \\(2) Paul's desire to visit Rome\\ and his greetings to the various
        Christian friends
         # Ro 15:22 - 16:16
    \\(3) Final words and benediction\\
         # Ro 16:17-27
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  \\The First Epistle to the Corinthians\\

  \\WRITER, The Apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\

  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\  The church at Corinth was founded by Paul on
   his second missionary journey.  It had become infected with the evils
   which surrounded it in a licentious city.
      The Greeks were proud of their learning and philosophy, but at the
   same time were addicted to gross immorality.
      They were especially fond of oratory.
      It is apparent that Apollos, an eloquent Christian Jew, had come to
   Corinth and captured the imaginations of the Greek Christians, see
    # Ac 18:24-28
      This fact led to the drawing of comparisons between him, with his
   silver tongue, and other religious leaders.  Especially to the
   discredit of Paul, whose bodily presence seems not to have been
   impressive.  See
    # 2Co 10:10
      This probably is the clue to the schisms in the church,
       # 1Co 1:11-13
   It was the desire of Paul to purify the church from partyism and
   immorality, which was the primary cause of the writing of the epistle.

  \\THE EPISTLE MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.\\
   \\PART 1.  MAIN THEME\\.  The cleansing of the Church from False
    Conceptions of the Ministry, Intellectual Pride, Social Evils, and
    other disorders, chs. 1-11
     # 1Co 1:1 - 11:1

  \\KEY CHAIN\\ showing the false conceptions of the ministry.
   # 1Co 1:12-17 3:4-7,21,22 4:6,7

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\(1) The salutation\\
        # 1Co 1:1-9
   \\(2) The need of cleansing the church\\ from party divisions,
       man-worship, and glorying in worldly wisdom
        # 1Co 1:10-31
   \\(3) Paul's exemplary ministry.\\ There was no attempt on his part to
       display worldly wisdom, but to declare the wisdom of God in a
       message revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.
        # 1Co 2:1-16
   \\(4) The strife over leaders\\ is a mark of immaturity and carnality
        # 1Co 3:1-8
   \\(5) The True view of the Ministry,\\ Ministers should be regarded:
    (a) As dispensers of the truth
        # 1Co 3:1,2
    (b) As gardeners
        # 1Co 3:6-8
    (c) As co-labourers with God
        # 1Co 3:9
    (d) As character builders
        # 1Co 3:10
    (e) As stewards
        # 1Co 4:1,2
    (f) As sufferers for Christ's sake
        # 1Co 4:9-13
    (g) As examples
        # 1Co 4:16-17
    (h) As administrators of discipline
        # 1Co 4:18-21
   \\(6) The duty of cleansing the church:\\
    (a) From immorality
        # 1Co 5:1-13
    (b) From litigation
        # 1Co 6:1-8
    (c) Believers as members of Christ's body and temples of the Holy
        Spirit, should purify themselves from all sensuality
         # 1Co 6:9-20
   \\(7) The sanctification of marriage\\ and all sexual relationships and
       the paramount claims of the spiritual life
        # 1Co 7:1-40
   \\(8) Christian Ideals\\ demand the sacrifice of certain rights and
       privileges for the sake of the ignorant and weak.
         For instance, the eating meat that has been offered to idols
          # 1Co 8:1-13
   \\(9) Paul's example\\ of surrender of certain rights and liberties
       for the sake of winning men to Christ
        # 1Co 9:1-27
   \\(10) Israel's example\\ of infidelity, a warning to the church
         # 1Co 10:1-15
   \\(11) Fellowship at the Sacrament\\ of the Lord's Supper, demands
        separation from evil associations
         # 1Co 10:16-21
   \\(12) Christian Influence\\ to be guarded in the matters of eating and
        drinking
         # 1Co 10:23-33
   \\(13) Social customs\\ to be observed in matters of dress
         # 1Co 11:1-16
   \\(14) Cleansing of the church\\ from disorders in connection with the
        Lord's Supper, and the proper observance of the same
         # 1Co 11:17-34

  \\PART II.  Doctrinal Instructions and Advices.\\
   \\(1)\\ Concerning the diversity of spiritual gifts
        # 1Co 12:1-31
   \\(2)\\ The preëminence of love
        # 1Co 13:1-13
   \\(3)\\ The preëminence of prophecy over the gift of tongues, and the
       importance of maintaining proper order in the public assemblies
        # 1Co 14:1-40
   \\(4)\\ The doctrine of the resurrection
        # 1Co 15:1-58
   \\(5)\\ Closing instructions and salutations
        # 16:1-24
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  \\The Second Epistle to the Corinthians\\

  \\WRITER, the apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\

  \\MAIN THEME.\\  This is somewhat hidden, but it is quite apparent that
   Paul had prominently in mind, the \\vindication of his apostleship\\
   when he was writing this book.
      Both epistles to the Corinthians indicate that there was an element
   in this church which tended to discredit his ministry and authority.
   This tendency is shown in the texts of the Key Chain below.
  \\CONTENTS.\\  This is one of the most personal of all of Paul's
   epistles.
      He dwells largely upon his own ministry.  He opens his heart and
   discloses his motives, his spiritual passion, and his tender love for
   the church.

  \\KEY CHAIN.\\
   # 2Co 3:1 5:12 7:2 10:2,3 11:5,6 12:11 13:3

   \\SYNOPSIS:\\  There are no definite divisions of thought in the
    epistle, but the subject matter may be arranged under three headings.

    \\I. The Characteristics of the Apostle's Ministry.\\
     \\(1)\\ Comforting
          # 2Co 1:4-7 7:7,13
     \\(2)\\ Suffering
          # 2Co 1:5-9 4:8-12 5:4 6:4-10 7:5 11:24-28 12:7-10
     \\(3)\\ Sincere
          # 2Co 1:12 2:17 4:2 7:2
     \\(4)\\ Steadfast
          # 2Co 1:17-19 4:1,16
     \\(5)\\ Solicitous
          # 2Co 2:3,4 7:7,8 11:2,3 12:20,21
     \\(6)\\ Triumphant
          # 2Co 2:14 4:8,9 12:10
     \\(7)\\ Self-sacrificing
          # 2Co 4:5,11,15 5:13 11:7,9
     \\(8)\\ Love of Christ the controlling motive
          # 2Co 4:11 5:14
     \\(9)\\ Spiritual
          # 2Co 4:18 5:16 10:4
     \\(10)\\ Persuasive
           # 2Co 5:11,20 6:1 10:1,2
     \\(11)\\ Reconciling
           # 2Co 5:19-21
     \\(12)\\ Demonstrated by earnestness, afflictions and good works
           # 2Co 5:13 6:4-10 12:12
     \\(13)\\ Authoritative
           # 2Co 10:1-11
     \\(14)\\ Self-supporting
           # 2Co 11:9
   \\--SEE 2097\\

    \\II.  Exhortations and Instructions concerning Benevolence\\ chs 8,9
     # 2Co 8:1 - 9:1

    \\III.  The Apostleship of Paul.\\
     \\(1) Discredited by one element\\ in the church
          # 2Co 10:7-10 12:11 13:3
     \\(2) The authority of\\
          # 2Co 2:9 13:2
     \\(3) Authenticated:\\
      (a) By the Lord
           # 2Co 1:1,21,22 3:5,6 4:6
      (b) By unparalleled sufferings for the cause
           # 2Co 6:4-10 11:23-27
      (c) By wonderful revelations received
           # 2Co 12:1-5
      (d) By mighty deeds performed
           # 2Co 12:12

   \\CHOICE SELECTIONS\\
    \\(1) The ideal ministry\\
         # 2Co 4:1-18
    \\(2) The triumph over death\\
         # 2Co 5:1-9
    \\(3) The call to separation\\ from the world
         # 2Co 6:14-18
    \\(4) The list of sufferings\\ endured by Paul
         # 2Co 11:24-33
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  \\The Epistle to the Galatians\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE.\\ Probably between 55 and 60 A.D.
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.  To the churches in Galatia,\\ a district in Asia
   Minor, the exact boundaries of which are uncertain.
  \\MAIN THEMES.\\  A Defense of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith,
   warnings against Reversion to Judaism and a Vindication of Paul's
   Apostleship.
  \\THE MAGNA CHARTA OF THE CHURCH.\\  This epistle has been so called by
   some writers.  The main argument is in favour of Christian liberty in
   opposition to the teachings of the Judaizers.  These false teachers
   insisted that the observance of the ceremonial law was an essential
   part of the plan of salvation.

  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # Ga 5:1
  \\KEY CHAIN showing the current of thought\\
   # Ga 1:6 2:11-16 3:1-11 4:9-11 5:1-7 6:15
  \\EMPHATIC WORDS.  "Faith," "Grace," "Liberty," "The Cross"

  \\THE EPISTLE MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS\\
   \\PART I.  The salutation and introduction\\
    # Ga 1:1-9

   \\PART II.  A narrative of Paul's experiences\\ in support of his claim
    to true apostleship.
    \\(1)\\ The gospel which he preached came directly by revelation from
        Christ, while he himself was a zealous Jew persecuting the church
         # Ga 1:10-16
    \\(2)\\ For years he was away from the church at Jerusalem and
        laboured independently of the other apostles
         # Ga 1:17-23
    \\(3)\\ He was under divine direction in his work among the Gentiles,
        and in the case of Titus, the Greek, had insisted that he should
        be free from the observance of the ceremonial law
         # Ga 2:1-5
    \\(4)\\ The church at Jerusalem indorsed his apostleship, and work
        among the Gentiles
         # Ga 2:7-10
    \\(5)\\ He had not hesitated to rebuke Peter, Barnabas and other
        Christian Jews, when he saw that they were yielding to ritualistic
        tendencies
         # Ga 2:11-14

   \\PART III.  Paul's Defence of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith\\
    apart from the Works of the Law.
    \\(1)\\ By showing the folly of Christian Jews abandoning their new
        faith and light, and returning to the old legalism
         # Ga 2:15-21
    \\(2)\\ By appealing to the former spiritual experience of the
        Galatians
         # Ga 3:1-5
    \\(3)\\ By showing that Abraham was justified by faith
         # Ga 3:6-9
    \\(4)\\ By showing that the law had no redeeming power, but brought a
        curse upon the disobedient, from which Christ redeemed believers
         # Ga 3:10-14
    \\(5)\\ By proving that the law could not disannul the covenant of
        salvation by faith
         # Ga 3:15-18
    \\(6)\\ By indicating the purpose of the law as a schoolmaster to
        prepare the way for Christ
         # Ga 3:19-25
    \\(7)\\ By showing the losses of those who surrender their faith in
        Christ, and relapse into legalism.
     (a) They lose the blessing of their inheritance as children of God,
         and return to the bondage of ceremonialism
          # Ga 3:26 - 4:11
     (b) They have lost the sense of appreciation for labours performed
         in their behalf
          # Ga 4:11-16
     (c) They are in danger of becoming the children of Abraham after the
         flesh, instead of the children of promise
          # Ga 4:19-31
     (d) They not only lose their spiritual liberty, but make Christ's
         sacrifice of no avail for them
          # Ga 5:1-6

   \\PART IV.  Warnings, Instructions, and Exhortations.\\
    \\(1) Warnings in regard to false teachers,\\ and the misuse of liberty
         # Ga 5:7-13
    \\(2) Exhortations concerning the spiritual life.\\
     (a) The conflict between the flesh and Spirit
          # Ga 5:17,18
     (b) The works of the flesh which exclude from the kingdom of God
          # Ga 5:19-21
     (c) The fruits of the Spirit which should be manifest in Christian
         life
          # Ga 5:22-26
    \\(3) The characteristics of the spiritual life.\\
     (a) Charitableness, and burden bearing
          # Ga 6:1,2
     (b) Humility, self-examination, self-reliance and benevolence
          # Ga 6:3-6
     (c) The law of sowing and reaping holds good in the moral realm
          # Ga 6:7-9
    \\(4) The contrast between the doctrine\\ of the false teachers and
        that of Paul.  The former, glory in ceremonial rites and the
        marks in the flesh; the latter, in the cross, and the marks of the
        Lord Jesus
         # Ga 6:12-17
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  \\The Epistle to the Ephesians\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE.\\  Probably written at Rome between 60 and 64 A.D.

  \\PAUL'S MINISTRY AT EPHESUS:\\
   His first visit
    # Ac 18:18-21
   on his second visit, the Holy Spirit is given to believers
    # Ac 19:2-7
   his continuance of the work with remarkable success
    # Ac 19:9-20
   his conflict with the silversmiths
    # Ac 19:23-41
   his address to the Ephesian elders
    # Ac 20:17-35
  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION OF THE WRITING.\\
   The converted Jews in the early churches were inclined to be exclusive,
   and separate themselves from their Gentile brethren.  This condition of
   affairs in the church at Ephesus may have led to the writing of this
   epistle, the keynote of which is \\Christian Unity.\\

  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # Eph 4:13
  \\KEY CHAIN, showing the current of thought\\
   # Eph 1:10 2:6,14-22 4:3-16
  \\MAIN THEME, the unity of the church,\\ especially between Jew and
   Gentile believers.
     This is shown by the recurrence of certain words and phrases, as
   \\(1) The word, "together";\\
       gathered TOGETHER
        # Eph 1:10
       quickened TOGETHER
        # Eph 2:5
       raised up TOGETHER, sitting TOGETHER
        # Eph 2:6
       builded TOGETHER
        # Eph 2:22
   \\(2) The word, "one,"\\ indicating unity;
       ONE new man
        # Eph 2:15
       ONE body
        # Eph 2:16
       ONE spirit
        # Eph 2:18
       ONE hope
        # Eph 4:4
       ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of all
        # Eph 4:5,6
  \\OTHER RECURRENT WORDS AND PHRASES.\\
   \\(1) "In Christ"\\
        # Eph 1:1,3,6,12,15,20 2:10,13 3:11 4:21
   \\(2) "In heavenly places\\
        # Eph 1:3,20 2:6 3:10
   \\(3) "Riches," of grace\\
        # Eph 1:7 2:7
        --- of glory
        # Eph 1:18 3:16
        --- of Christ
        # Eph 3:8

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\PART I.  The Church and the Plan of Salvation.\\
     Note.  Paul in discussing the plan of salvation in the different
     epistles, somewhat varies the emphasis.  In Romans he especially
     dwells upon faith apart from works.  In Galatians, faith apart from
     ceremonial observances.  In Ephesians he lays great stress upon the
     UNITY OF BELIEVERS.
   \\Ch. 1.\\
    \\(1) The salutation\\
          # Eph 1:2
    \\(2) The divine origin of the church\\
          # Eph 1:3-6
    \\(3) The plan of salvation.\\
     (a) Through the redemptive work of Christ
          # Eph 1:7,8
     (b) Universal in its scope
          # Eph 1:9,10
     (c) Insuring a rich spiritual inheritance
          # Eph 1:11-14
     (d) Prayer that believers might be fully enlightened as to the
         riches of its provisions
          # Eph 1:15-23
   \\Ch. 2.\\
     (e) The plan provides for a spiritual resurrection from sin and the
         exaltation of the believer into heavenly places
          # Eph 2:1-6
     (f) It is wholly of grace and not of works
          # Eph 2:7-10
     (g) It embraces the Gentiles who were far from God, but were brought
         nigh by the blood of Christ
          # Eph 2:11-13
     (h) It removes all barriers between Jews and Gentiles and unites
         them into one body for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
          # Eph 2:14-22
   \\Ch. 3.\\
     (i) The mysteries of the divine purpose revealed to Paul, and his
         appointment as apostle to the Gentiles
          # Eph 3:1-12
     (j) Paul's second prayer for the spiritual fullness of the church and
         her enlightenment concerning the matchless love of Christ
          # Eph 3:14-21

   \\PART II.  PRACTICAL APPLICATION.  What the divine plan calls for,\\
    \\on the part of the church.\\
   \\Ch. 4.\\
    \\(1) The unity of believers.\\
     (a) In Spirit
          # Eph 4:1-3
     (b) The seven unities mentioned
          # Eph 4:4-6
     (c) Diversity of gifts but unity in one body of Christ
          # Eph 4:7-16
    \\(2) Consistent Christian life,\\ the believers' walk:
     (a) Not as other sinful people
          # Eph 4:17-21
     (b) In newness of life, abandoning the old sins
          # Eph 4:22-32
   \\Ch. 5.\\
     (c) Walking in love and purity
          # Eph 5:1-7
     (d) Walking in the light
          # Eph 5:8-14
     (e) Walking circumspectly, filled with the Spirit
          # Eph 5:15-21
    \\(3) The home life.\\
     (a) Duties of husbands and wives
          # Eph 5:22-33
   \\Ch. 6.\\
     (b) Duties of children, fathers, servants and masters
          # Eph 6:1-9
    \\(4) The spiritual warfare.\\
     (a) Source of strength
          # Eph 6:10
     (b) The armour and the foes
          # Eph 6:11-18
    \\(5) Concluding words\\ and benediction
         # 6:19-24

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS.\\
   \\Paul's prayers for the church\\
    # Eph 1:16-23 3:14-21
   \\Christian unity\\
    # Eph 4:3-16
   \\The spiritual armour\\
    # Eph 6:10-17
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  \\The Epistle to the Philippians\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE, \\uncertain.  Probably written from Rome between 60 and 64 A.D.
  \\THE CHURCH.\\  The Philippian church was an ideal one in many
   respects.  It was very appreciative and benevolent.  SEE
    # Php 4:15,16 2Co 8:2
      It was founded by Paul on his second missionary journey, in the midst
   of a storm of persecution.  The beginnings of the work were small,
   among a few women at the river side.  Lydia, a seller of purple, was
   the first convert, and she was soon joined by the Philippian jailor and
   his family.  These, and perhaps a few others, became the nucleus of the
   church.  SEE
    # Ac 16:12-40

  \\CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPISTLE.  \\It is a spiritual love letter to
   the church.  It contains outbursts of warm affection and gratitude.
      Written under hard circumstances, while Paul was a prisoner, he
   strikes the keynotes of victory and joy.
   \\REJOICING\\ in PRAYER
    # Php 1:4
    in the GOSPEL
     # Php 1:18
    in CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
     # Php 2:1,2
    in SACRIFICES FOR THE CAUSE
     # Php 2:17,18
    in THE LORD
     # Php 3:1
    for the LOVING CARE of the church
     # Php 4.10

  \\CENTRAL MESSAGE.  Jesus Christ.\\
   \\Ch. 1.\\
    \\(1)\\ As the source of spiritual fruit
         # Php 1:11
    \\(2)\\ As the theme of preaching
         # Php 1:18
    \\(3)\\ As the highest motive of Christian service
         # Php 1:20,21
   \\Ch. 2.\\
    \\(4)\\ As exhibiting the only perfect spirit and example
         # Php 2:5-11
   \\Ch. 3.\\
    \\(5)\\ The knowledge of whom, is the supreme prize for which to
         struggle in life
          # Php 3:7-14
    \\(6)\\ At whose appearing, believer's bodies shall be fashioned anew
         # Php 3:20,21
   \\Ch. 4.\\
    \\(7)\\ Whose power is limitless in Christian lives
         # Php 4:13
    \\(8)\\ Who is the channel of divine supplies for every need
         # Php 4:19

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\Ch. 1. (1) The salutation\\
               # Php 1:1-7
    \\(2) A personal disclosure\\ by the apostle, of his inner life and
        his attitude toward the church.
     (a) His solicitude for its spiritual development
          # Php 1:8-11
     (b) His assurance that his bonds have proven a blessing to many
          # Php 1:12-19
     (c) His expectation and desire, and whatever may be the outcome of his
         imprisonment, Christ may be magnified by his life or death
          # Php 1:20
     (d) His realization of the gain of death for the believer, but feeling
         that his work is unfinished, he is hoping to visit the Philippian
         church once more
          # Php 1: 21-25
     (e) His chief concern is for the faithfulness of the church in the
         midst of her persecutions
          # Php 1:27-30
   \\Ch. 2.\\
    \\(3) Exhortations,\\ in respect to Christian life and character.
     (a) To unity, humility, and self-forgetfulness
          # Php 2:1-4
     (b) To the seeking of the mind of Christ
          # Php 2:5-13
     (c) To co-operation with God, in working out personal salvation, and
         to live as the approved sons of God in an evil world
          # Php 2:12-16
    \\(4) The apostle's commendation\\ of his messengers, Timothy
         and Epaphroditus
          # Php 2:19-30
   \\Ch. 3.\\
    \\(5) Warnings against Judaizers\\
          # Php 3:1-3
    \\(6) A narrative of the apostle's experiences.\\
     (a) As a high class, zealous Jew, who had abandoned, as worthless,
         all his legal righteousness, to accept the righteousness by faith,
         in Christ
          # Php 3:4-9
     (b) His supreme ambition being, to know Christ and partake of his
         resurrection and reach the final goal of a Christlike character
          # Php 3:10-14
    \\(7) Further exhortations to the church:\\
     (a) To follow the apostolic example
          # Php 3:15-17
     (b) To beware of enemies of the cross
          # Php 3:18-19
     (c) To be heavenly citizens, looking forward to a great change at the
         coming of the Lord
          # Php 3:20,21
   \\Ch. 4.\\
     (d) To steadfastness, unity, helpfulness, moderation, freedom from
         anxious care, prayerfulness, high thinking
          # 4:1-8
    \\(8) Closing words of appreciation,\\ a promise of divine supplies
        for every need, the salutations and benedictions
         # 4:10-23
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  \\The Epistle to the Colossians\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE.  \\Probably written from Rome between 60 and 64 A.D.
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED, The church at Colosse,\\ a city of Asia Minor

  \\PURPOSE.\\
   \\(1) General, a message of good will, \\to exhort and edify believers.
   \\(2) Special, to counteract doctrinal errors\\ growing out of the
    mixture of Judaistic teaching, combined with the vagaries of oriental
    and philosophic speculation.
       These heresies tended to obscure the divine glory of Christ.

  \\CHARACTERISTICS.\\  The epistle presents a considerable resemblance
   to Ephesians both in thought and language, yet has a distinct message
   of its own.  \\In Ephesians\\ Paul dwells upon the thought of the
   \\church as the body of Christ,\\ while in Colossians he emphasizes
   \\Christ as the head of the church.\\
      The warning against trusting in worldly wisdom which appears in
   1 Corinthians, reappears in Colossians.

  \\SYNOPSIS,\\ The epistle may be divided into six parts.
   \\PART I.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) The Apostolic greeting\\ and commendation
          # Col 1:1-8
     \\(2) The prayer for the church.\\
      (a) That it might be filled with wisdom, fruitful in good works, and
          strengthened with divine power
           # Col 1:9-11
      (b) Thanksgiving for the spiritual inheritance, the great
          deliverance, and redemption from sins
           # Col 1:12-14

   \\PART II.  The Doctrinal Section.  Main Theme, The glory of the \\
    \\person and the Work of Christ.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) His glorious preëminence.\\
      (a) As the image of God
           # Col 1:15
      (b) The creator of all things
           # Col 1:16
         \\--SEE 680\\
      (c) His preëxistence
           # Col 1:17
         \\--SEE 709\\
      (d) His head-ship of the church
           # Col 1:18
         \\--SEE 735\\
      (e) His divine fullness
           # Col 1:19
         \\--SEE 1124\\
      (f) His reconciling work
           # Col 1:20-23
      (g) The mystery of his indwelling in believers proclaimed in Paul's
          ministry
           # Col 1:24-29
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(2) Paul's anxiety concerning the state of the church.\\
      (a) That the members might be united together in love, having a
          fuller understanding of the spiritual mysteries of the Father
          and of Christ
           # Col 2:1-3
      (b) He warns against false doctrines and enjoins steadfast faith in
          Christ
           # Col 2:4-7

   \\PART III.  Doctrinal and Polemical Section.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1)\\ The peril of worldly philosophy and legalism
          # Col 2:8
     \\(2)\\ The transcendant glory of Christ and the power of his
         spiritual ordinances, contrasted with those of the ceremonial
         system
          # Col 2:4-13
     \\(3)\\ The liberating power of the cross of Christ in abolishing the
         old ceremonialism
          # Col 2:14-17
     \\(4)\\ Warnings concerning angel worship, and false mysticism
         which dishonour Christ as the Head of the church
          # Col 2:18,19
     \\(5)\\ Warnings against ceremonialism and asceticism
          # Col 2:20-23

   \\PART IV.  The Hortatory Section.\\
    \\Ch. 3. Exhortations.\\
     \\(1)\\ To heavenly aspirations and affections
          # Col 3:1-4
     \\(2)\\ To the subjugation of fleshly lusts and desires
          # Col 3:5-7
     \\(3)\\ To lay aside the evil passions and vices, and to put on the
         Christian graces and virtues
          # Col 3:8-14
     \\(4)\\ To be ruled by the spirit of peace, unity and thankfulness
          # Col 3:15
     \\(5)\\ To seek an infilling of the truth so as to be mutually helpful
         in instruction and warning and praise; doing all things in the
         name of Christ
          # Col 3:16,17

   \\PART V.  The Family Section.\\
    \\Chs. 3, 4. \\The duties of the various members of the Christian
               household: wives, husbands, children, fathers, servants,
               masters
                # Col 3:18 - 4:1

   \\PART VI.  The Fellowship Section.\\
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(1)\\ Paul's request for prayer and advice concerning social
         conduct
          # Col 4:3-6
     \\(2)\\ Closing salutations and commendations of workers
          # Col 4:7-18
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  \\The First Epistle to the Thessalonians\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE.\\ Time and place is uncertain.  It is generally thought that this
   was the earliest of Paul's epistles and was probably written from
   Corinth between 49 and 54 A.D.
  \\THE CHURCH,\\ was founded by Paul on his second missionary journey.
   He met with violent opposition in his work, but he succeeded in winning
   some Jews and a multitude of Greeks which enabled him to establish a
   faithful church.  SEE
    # Ac 17:1-10
  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\ Paul had sent Timothy to encourage and
   strengthen the church.  On his return, the report that he gave
   apparently inspired the apostle to write the epistle.
    # 1Th 3:6
  \\MAIN THEMES.\\ This is one of the most personal of all of Paul's
   epistles.  It is not so doctrinal or polemical as some of the others.
      The body of the epistle consists chiefly of commendations, personal
   reminiscences, counsels, and exhortations.
      \\The central truth\\ which is especially emphasized, is the
   \\future hope of the advent of Christ.\\

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\  The epistle made be divided into five parts.
   \\PART I.  The Commendatory Section.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) The salutation\\
           # 1Th 1:1
     \\(2) The commendation of the church\\
          For its faith and loving service
           # 1Th 1:2-4
          for spiritual receptivity
           # 1Th 1:5-6
          for exemplary influence
           # 1Th 1:7-8
          for abandonment of idolatry and for spiritual hope
           # 1Th 1:9,10

   \\PART II.  The Reminiscence Section.\\
             Paul reminds them of the characteristics of his ministry.
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1)\\ As courageous, sincere, God-fearing, truthful and
         unselfish
          # 1Th 2:2-5
     \\(2)\\ As humble, gentle, affectionate, industrious, irreproachable,
         and paternal
          # 1Th 2:6-12
     \\(3)\\ He refers to the teachableness and sufferings of the church
          # 1Th 2:13,14
     \\(4)\\ References to the apostle's desire to visit the church, and
         his glorying in them as his crown of rejoicing
          # 1Th 2:17-20

   \\PART III.  The messenger Section.\\
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1)\\ The sending of Timothy to strengthen the church
          # 1Th 3:1-5
     \\(2)\\ The favourable report of his messenger and its comforting and
         joyful result
          # 1Th 3:6-9
     \\(3)\\ Paul's earnest prayer that he might visit the church and aid
         them in their spiritual development
          # 1Th 3:10-13

   \\PART IV.  The Hortatory Section.\\
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(1)\\ Exhortations concerning personal and social purity
          # 1Th 4:1-8
     \\(2)\\ Exhortations in respect to brotherly love and industry
          # 1Th 4:9-12

   \\PART V.  The Future Hope Section.\\
    \\Ch. 4. The Lord's Coming.\\
     \\(1)\\ The comforting hope for the bereaved
          # 1Th 4:13,14
     \\(2)\\ The order of the resurrections
          # 1Th 4:15
     \\(3)\\ The manner, and accompanying events of Christ's appearance
          # 1Th 4:16-18
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(4)\\ The time of the Advent unknown
          # 1Th 5:1,2
       \\--SEE 1345\\
     \\(5)\\ Unexpected by unbelievers
          # 1Th 5:3
     \\(6)\\ Children of the light should be ready for
          # 1Th 5:4-8
       \\--SEE 1348\\
     \\(7)\\ Safety of believers at
          # 1Th 5:9-11

   \\PART VI.  The Duty Section.\\
    \\(1)\\ Exhortations concerning the practical duties of the Christian
        life
         # 1Th 5:12-22
    \\(2)\\ The closing charge and benediction
         # 1Th 5:23-28

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS.\\
   \\The second Coming of Christ.\\
    # 1Th 4:13 - 5:11
   \\Practical duties\\
    # 1Th 5:12-22
   This is a companion passage to the 12th chapter of Romans.
    # Ro 12:1
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  \\The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians\\
   A SEQUEL TO I THESSALONIANS

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE.\\  Probably written from Corinth shortly after the first epistle.
  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\  It is apparent that certain expressions in
   Paul's first epistle to this church, had been misinterpreted.
      When he had referred to the uncertainty of the time of Christ's
   coming, his words had been understood as teaching that the day of the
   Lord was just at hand.  SEE R.V. 2.2
    # 2Th 2:2
      This resulted in undue excitement.  The converts were "Shaken in
   mind."  They were entertaining wrong views as to the nearness of the
   Lord's advent which unsettled their lives.
    # 2Th 2:2
      Some have thought from the wording of verses two and three, of
   chapter two, that the church had received a forged letter which had
   added fuel to the fire.  This is purely conjectural.  There is not much
   doubt that the epistle was the outcome of an excited state of the church.

  \\CENTRAL THEME.  The Second Coming of Christ.\\
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # 2Th 3:5

  \\SYNOPSIS,\\ The epistle may be divided into three parts.
   \\PART I.  Ch.1\\
    \\(1)\\ The salutation and thanksgiving
         # 2Th 1:1-3
    \\(2)\\ (a) Words of comfort to the church in persecution
             # 2Th 1:4-6
     (b) A sharp contrast is drawn between the glorious destiny of
         believers at the advent of Christ, and the fate of the impenitent
         wicked
          # 2Th 1:7-12

   \\PART II.  Ch. 2\\
    \\(1) Warnings against unrest\\ caused by wrong views concerning The
        Lord's speedy coming
         # 2Th 2:1,2
    \\(2) The announcement of events\\ that will occur prior to the advent.
     (a) A coming apostasy
          # 2Th 2:3
     (b) The self-exaltation of the man of sin
          # 2Th 2:3,4
     (c) In due time the lawless one will be revealed, accompanied by
         signs and lying wonders
          # 2Th 2:5-9
     (d) The satanic personage shall be destroyed at the coming of Christ
          # 2Th 2:8
     (e) A mighty delusion shall deceive the wicked
          # 2Th 2:10-12
    \\(3) An affectionate appeal to believers\\ who had enjoyed the great
        privileges of the gospel, to hold fast to sound doctrine
         # 2Th 2:13-15
    \\(4) A comforting benediction\\
         # 2Th 2:16,17

   \\PART III.  Ch. 3.\\
    \\(1) The apostle's confidence in the church.\\
     (a) He requests their prayers
          # 2Th 3:1,2
     (b) He believes they will be kept from evil and be obedient to his
         commands
          # 2Th 3:3,4
     (c) He enjoins upon them patient waiting for the advent of Christ and
         separation from disorderly brethren
          # 2Th 3:5,6
    \\(2) The apostolic example\\
     (a) Of orderly living
          # 2Th 3:7
     (b) Of voluntary self-support, for the sake of a good influence
          # 2Th 3:8,9
     (c) Of insistence upon industry on the part of believers
          # 2Th 3:10
    \\(3) Concluding admonitions.\\
     (a) Concerning idlers and busybodies
          # 2Th 3:11,12
     (b) Respecting persevering labour, and recalcitrants
          # 2Th 3:13,14
    \\(4) The benediction and salutation\\
         # 2Th 3:16-18
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  \\The First Epistle to Timothy\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\DATE,\\ uncertain.
  \\MAIN THEMES.  Counsels and Exhortations to a Young Pastor\\ respecting
   his Personal Conduct and Ministerial Work.
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # 1Ti 3:15

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\PART I.  Mainly Doctrinal Counsels and Personal Experiences.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) Salutation\\
          # 1Ti 1:1,2
     \\(2) Counsels\\ concerning dealing with legalistic teachers
      (a) Who emphasize non-essentials rather than real godliness; which,
          instead of building up character, stir up strife
           # 1Ti 3-6
      (b) Who desire to be teachers of the law without understanding its
          significance
           # 1Ti 7-11
     \\(3) Paul's experience.\\
      (a) His call to the ministry while in active opposition to the gospel
           # 1Ti 1:12,13
      (b) His acknowledgment of divine grace and confession of unworthiness
           # 1Ti 1:14,15
      (c) Christ's purpose in using him as a pattern of longsuffering
           # 1Ti 1:16
     \\(4) The first solemn charge to Timothy\\
          # 1Ti 1:18-20

   \\PART II.  Prayer and Counsels to Men and Women.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1)\\ Intercessory prayer for all men
          # 1Ti 2:1-4
     \\(2)\\ Christ the mediator
          # 1Ti 2:5,6
     \\(3)\\ Paul the apostle to the Gentiles
          # 1Ti 2:7
     \\(4)\\ The duties of men and women
          # 1Ti 2:8-15

   \\PART III.  Spiritual Oversight.\\  The qualifications of bishops and
    deacons.
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1) The qualifications of a bishop:\\
      (a) Personal character and habits
           # 1Ti 3:2,3
      (b) Attitude toward his family
           # 1Ti 3:4,5
      (c) Experience and good reputation
           # 1Ti 3:6,7
     \\(2) The qualifications of deacons:\\
      (a) Character, habits and Christian experience
           # 1Ti 3:8,9
      (b) Tested for a period
           # 1Ti 3:10
      (c) Having faithful wives, and proper authority in their own homes
           # 1Ti 3:11,12
      (d) The advantages of the diaconate
           # 1Ti 3:13
     \\(3) The purpose of the epistle\\
          # 1Ti 3:15
     \\(4) The mystery of the incarnation of Christ\\
          # 1Ti 3:16
   \\PART IV.  Predictions and Counsels.\\
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(1) Predictions of future apostasy\\ and the prevalence of
         satanic doctrines which would undermine the home and result
         in a godless asceticism
          # 1Ti 4:1-4
     \\(2) Counsels as to teaching, ministerial conduct, example,\\ etc.
      (a) The marks of a good minister of Christ
           # 1Ti 4:6
      (b) The preëminence of godliness
           # 1Ti 4:7,8
      (c) The importance of a godly example
           # 1Ti 4:12
      (d) The duty of diligence in reading and teaching, and the exercise
          of personal gifts
           # 1Ti 4:13,14
      (e) The importance of meditation and entire consecration, coupled
          with watchfulness over personal conduct, for the sake of a
          saving influence
           # 1Ti 4:15,16

   \\PART V.  Ministerial Administration,\\ counsels concerning.
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(1)\\ Courtesy to old and young
          # 1Ti 5:1,2
     \\(2)\\ The attitude of the church toward widows
          # 1Ti 5:3-16
         NOTE:  This passage should be studied with a knowledge of
                the times and social conditions.
     \\(3)\\ The duty to the church elders
           # 1Ti 5:17-20
     \\(4)\\ The duty of impartial and deliberate action
           # 1Ti 5:21,22
     \\(5)\\ Parenthesis, advice relating to personal matters
           # 1Ti 5:23-25
    \\Ch. 6.\\
     \\(6)\\ Duties of servants
           # 1Ti 6:1,2
     \\(7)\\ Duty of separation from contentious teachers
           # 1Ti 6:3-5
     \\(8)\\ The blessings of contentment
           # 1Ti 6:6-8
     \\(9)\\ The peril of riches, and the duty of the minister to avoid
          covetousness; to seek Christian virtues, and "fight the good
          fight of faith"
           # 1Ti 6:9-12
     \\(10)\\ A solemn charge to the young pastor to keep his doctrine
           pure until the appearing of the King of kings
            # 1Ti 6:13-16
     \\(11)\\ An exhortation to warn the rich against pride and
           self-confidence, and to urge them to benevolence and heavenly
           investments
            # 1Ti 6:17-19
     \\(12)\\ Final charge to fidelity and avoidance of false doctrine
            # 1Ti 6:20,21
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  \\The Second Epistle to Timothy\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\
  \\PLACE AND DATE.\\  Probably written from \\Rome between 65 and 67 A.D.\\
   It contains the last recorded words of the Apostle.
  \\PURPOSE.\\
   \\(1) General,\\ to encourage and instruct a young pastor in his
       ministerial work.
   \\(2) Special,\\ to request Timothy, his son in the gospel, to hasten
       to Rome in order that he might have the comfort of his companionship
        # 2Ti 1:4 4:9,21
  \\HISTORICAL OCCASION.\\  It is generally believed that Paul suffered
   two imprisonments at Rome, and that it was during the second that this
   epistle was written.  Formerly he had had a certain degree of liberty
   and lived in his own hired house.
    # Ac 28:30
   At that time he had been accessible to his friends, but now he is in
   close confinement and Onesiphorus had difficulty in finding him,
    # 2Ti 1:17
   He had been deserted by many of his former associates,
    # 2Ti 1:15
   and was expecting very soon to be led out to execution.
    # 2Ti 4:6
   There is a pathetic strain of loneliness running through the epistle,
   and it is not surprising that he was anxious to see his beloved Timothy.

  \\PECULIARITIES OF THE EPISTLE.\\
   Both epistles to Timothy contain urgent exhortations.  It has been
   surmised that Timothy was not robust.   See
    # 1Ti 5:23
   Perhaps he was temperamentally timid
    # 2Ti 1:6,7
   Hence the word "ashamed" appears prominently in the epistle.
   He was \\urged not to be ashamed\\ of HIS TESTIMONY, HIS PRISONER FRIEND
    # 2Ti 1:8
   or his WORKMANSHIP
    # 2Ti 2:15
   He was exhorted to regard himself as a soldier in the midst of a hard
   campaign
    # 2Ti 2:3,4
  \\THE EPISTLE MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS\\, the chapters furnishing
   the natural divisions.

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\PART I.  Personal Greetings, Exhortations and Experiences.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1)\\ The affectionate greeting
          # 2Ti 1:1-4
     \\(2)\\ A reminder to Timothy of his godly ancestry, and an
         exhortation to earnestness and courage
          # 2Ti 1:5-8
     \\(3)\\ A reference to the plan of salvation through Christ
          # 2Ti 1:9,10
     \\(4)\\ Personal allusions to the writer's own call to the work, and
         his unswerving confidence in the Lord
          # 2Ti 1:11,12
     \\(5)\\ A second exhortation
          # 2Ti 1:13,14
     \\(6)\\ A reference to the disloyalty of the churches in Asia, and a
         commendation of the constancy of Onesiphorus
          # 2Ti 1:15-18

   \\PART II.  Chiefly Counsels to the Young Servant of the Lord.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1) As a Spiritual Soldier, Athlete and Husbandman.\\
      (a) To be strong in divine grace and select faithful helpers
           # 2Ti 2:1,2
      (b) To manifest soldierly qualities of endurance and separation from
          worldly entanglements
           # 2Ti 2:3,4
      (c) \\As a spiritual athlete\\ to keep the rules of the game
           # 2Ti 2:5
      (d) \\As a husbandman\\ expecting fruits
           # 2Ti 2:6
     \\(2) Truths to be kept in mind:\\
      (a) The resurrection of Christ, the preaching of which had led to
          Paul's imprisonment
           # 2Ti 2:7-9
      (b) Suffering for the church, and dying with Christ, lead to eternal
          life and spiritual honour
           # 2Ti 2:9-12
     \\(3) Counsels in respect to dealing with heresy and religious\\
         \\controversy.\\
      (a) By earnest admonitions to the contentious
           # 2Ti 2:14
      (b) By seeking to become a skillful expositor of the truth
           # 2Ti 2:15
      (c) By shunning religious vagaries and strange doctrines which eat
          into spiritual life and overthrow faith
           # 2Ti 2:16-18
      (d) By remembering the strength of divine foundations and that
          Christians must separate themselves from evil
           # 2Ti 2:19
      (e) By remembering that the church, like a great house, has some
          vessels of honour and some of dishonour, and it should be the
          ambition of all to be vessels "meet for the Master's use"
           # 2Ti 2:20,21
     \\(4) Counsels respecting personal desires and dealing with strife.\\
      (a) The importance of personal purity and spiritual ambitions
           # 2Ti 2:22
      (b) The necessity of avoiding foolish questions and strife, by
          patient treatment of opposers, with the hope that they will repent
           # 2Ti 2:23-26

   \\PART III.  Chiefly Predictions of Apostasy, and Social Corruption,\\
              coupled with an exhortation to steadfastness.
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1)\\ The various evil characteristics of men in the last
         days, who under the guise of religion will practice
         sensuality
          # 2Ti 3:1-6
         Their stupidity and folly will one day be manifest to all men
          # 2Ti 3:7-9
     \\(2)\\ Parenthesis, references to persecution
          # 2Ti 3:11,12
     \\(3)\\ A prediction of the rising tide of sin
          # 2Ti 3:13
     \\(4)\\ An appeal to Timothy to be steadfast in view of his spiritual
         opportunities and early training in the Scriptures
          # 2Ti 3:14,15
     \\(5)\\ The power of the inspired Word of God to equip and perfect
         the Christian worker for his task
          # 2Ti 3:16,17

   \\PART IV.  A Solemn Charge, a Victorious End, a Sad Desertion, a \\
            \\Pathetic Appeal, a Perfect Confidence.\\
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(1) The Solemn Charge:\\
      (a) Concerning faithfulness in delivering the message
           # 2Ti 4:1,2
      (b) Predictions of a time when men would despise the truth, and seek
          teachers who would pander to their own lusts
           # 2Ti 4:3,4
      (c) The exhortation to an earnest and faithful ministry
           # 2Ti 4:5
     \\(2) The close of Paul's Career.\\
      (a) It ends in the spirit of victory
           # 2Ti 4:6-8
      (b) In perfect confidence in the Lord
           # 2Ti 4:17,18
     \\(3) The Need of Companionship,\\ and some things to relieve the
         hardships of imprisonment
      (a) The loneliness caused by the departure of friends and the
          desertion of inconstant associates
           # 2Ti 4:10-12,16
      (b) Some comforts needed to cheer the prison life
           # 2Ti 4:13
      (c) Timothy urged to come quickly
           # 2Ti 4:9,21
      (d) Final greetings and benediction
           # 2Ti 4:19-22
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  \\The Epistle to Titus\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Paul.  SEE 2697\\

  \\FACTS CONCERNING TITUS.\\
   He was a gentile
    # Ga 2:3
   a beloved friend and helper of Paul
    # 2Co 2:13 7:6,13 8:23
   A messenger of the church at Corinth
    # 2Co 8:16-18
   He was thoroughly trustworthy and unselfish
    # 2Co 12:18
   A companion of Paul and Barnabas on a journey to Jerusalem
    # Ga 2:1
   He was left in Crete by Paul to superintend the churches
    # Tit 1:5
   He was in Rome with Paul during the latter's imprisonment
    # 2Ti 4:10
   He seems to have been a more sturdy man than Timothy and probably more
   mature.

  \\MAIN THEME.  Counsels and Exhortations\\ relating to Ministerial
   Duties and Doctrines, with special emphasis laid upon the maintenance
   of good works.
  \\KEY VERSES\\
   # Tit 1:5 3:8
  \\EMPHATIC THOUGHT.\\  The emphasis upon good works is seen in,
   # Tit 1:16 2:7,14 3:1,8,14
   This is a sufficient answer to those who claim that there is a conflict
   of doctrine between Paul's epistles and that of James.
   The character of the Cretians was such that Paul thought it necessary
   to advise their minister to insist upon consistent Christian living.
   Nevertheless this epistle does not teach salvation by works
    # Tit 3:5

  \\SYNOPSIS\\
   \\PART I.  Chiefly Instructions concerning Church Organization and \\
    \\Discipline.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1)\\ The salutation and reference to the glorious hope of
         the gospel
          # Tit 1:1-4
     \\(2)\\ The purpose of the assignment of Titus to Crete
          # Tit 1:5
     \\(3)\\ Church order and discipline
      (a) The character and qualifications of elders and bishops
           # Tit 1:6-9
      (b) The duty of suppressing mercenary teachers
           # Tit 1:10,11
      (c) The evil character of the Cretians demanding stern treatment and
          steadfast adherence to the truth
           # Tit 1:12-14
      (d) Inward defilement and hypocrisy condemned
           # Tit 1:15,16

   \\PART II.  Sound Doctrine and Good Works.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1) Apostolic Instructions\\ adapted for various classes.
      (a) Respecting the spirit and behaviour of aged men and women
           # Tit 2:2,3
      (b) Teachings adapted to young men and women
           # Tit 2:4-6
      (c) Exhortation to Titus concerning his personal example
           # Tit 2:7,8
      (d) The duties of servants
           # Tit 2:9,10
     \\(2) The Universal Opportunity\\ of salvation demands
      (a) Self-denial and godliness in this world
           # Tit 2:11,12
      (b) The looking for the fulfillment of the blessed hope of Christ's
          coming
           # Tit 2:13
      (c) The sacrifice of Christ constrains his people to holy living
           # Tit 2:14
     \\(3) The importance of Enforcing these truths\\
          # Tit 2:15


   \\PART III.  Chiefly Additional Instructions\\ respecting the
      Maintenance of the Doctrine of Good Works, and the Divine Method of
      Salvation.
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1) Social obligations and duties\\
          # Tit 3:1,2
     \\2) The gracious method of salvation.\\
      (a) The universality of sin
           # Tit 3:3
      (b) Good works not the basis of salvation, but cleansing grace
          through Christ
           # Tit 3:4-7
     \\(3) The importance of good works\\ should be constantly taught
          # Tit 3:8
     \\(4) The treatment of foolish questions\\ and heresy
          # Tit 3:9-11
     \\(5) Closing words\\ and benediction
          # Tit 3:12-15

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS.\\
   \\The blessed hope\\
    # Tit 2:11-14
   \\Saved by grace\\
    # Tit 3:4-7
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  \\The Epistle to Philemon\\

   A private letter of intercession written by Paul probably from Rome,
   and sent to Philemon at Colosse
    # Col 4:7-9

  \\FACTS CONCERNING PHILEMON.\\  He was apparently a member of the church
   at Colosse, which seems to have held its assemblies in his house
    # Phm 2
   His benevolence,
    # Phm 5-7
   and Paul's request for him to prepare a lodging,
    # Phm 22
   indicate that he was a man of some means.
   As Paul had never been in Colosse
    # Col 2:1
   Philemon must have met him elsewhere, possibly in Ephesus, which was
   not far away.
   It would seem that he owed his conversion to the apostle
    # Phm 19

   \\THE STORY OF ONESIMUS.\\  He was a runaway slave of Philemon.  It is
    inferred that he robbed his master and fled to Rome
     # Phm 18
    Here he came under the influence of Paul and was converted
     # Phm 10
    He became a devoted disciple of Christ
     # Col 4:9
    Paul would have chosen to have detained him in Rome as a helper,
     # Phm 13
    but not having the consent of Philemon,
     # Phm 14
    he felt it was his duty to send the slave back to his master.
    So the apostle writes this beautiful letter of intercession, pleading
    with Philemon to forgive and restore Onesimus to favour.

   \\SYNOPSIS.\\
    \\(1) The cordial and commendatory greeting\\
         # Phm 1-7
    \\(2) The testimonial\\ concerning the changed character of Onesimus
         # Phm 10,11
    \\(3) The tender appeal for forgiveness\\ of the returning slave
         # Phm 12-19
    \\(4) Farewell salutations\\ and benediction
         # Phm 20-25

  \\SPIRITUAL LESSONS from Paul's example.\\
   \\(1) The importance of sympathy\\ for the lowly
   \\(2) The duty of obedience to the law\\ on the part of converts:
       Onesimus must return to his master.
   \\(3) Christian brotherhood\\ obliterates all social and class
       distinctions.
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  \\The Epistle to the Hebrews\\

  \\AUTHORSHIP AND DATE UNCERTAIN.\\
   The epistle is anonymous and has been ascribed to Paul, Barnabas, Luke,
   Apollos and various other persons.  The most that can be said is that
   the weight of opinion seems to favour the Pauline authorship.
  \\PURPOSE.\\  The epistle was apparently written primarily to Hebrew
   Christians.  These converts were in constant danger of relapsing into
   Judaism, or at least of attaching too much importance to ceremonial
   observances.  The chief doctrinal purpose of the writer was to show the
   transcendant glory of the Christian dispensation, as compared with that
   of the Old Testament.

  \\KEY WORD, "Better."  \\By following this word the reader will discover
   the main current of thought.  \\SEE 3500\\

   Other recurrent words and phrases:
    \\"Sat down,"\\ referring to Christ's finished work
     # Heb 1:3 10:12 12:2
    \\"Heavenly," calling\\
     # Heb 3:1
      \\priest\\
       # Heb 4:14
      \\gift\\
       # Heb 6:4
      \\substance\\
       # Heb 10:34
      \\country\\
       # Heb 11:16
      \\city\\
       # Heb 12:22
    \\"Let Us,"\\ a series of eleven exhortations:
     "Fear"
      # Heb 4:1
     "Labour"
      # Heb 4:11
     "Come boldly to the throne of grace"
      # Heb 4:16
     "Go on"
      # Heb 6:1
     "Draw near"
      # Heb 10:22
     "Hold fast"
      # Heb 10:23
     "Consider one another"
      # Heb 10:24
     "Lay aside every weight and run with patience"
      # Heb 12:1
     "Have grace"
      # Heb 12:28
     "Go forth"
      # Heb 13:13
     "Offer the sacrifice of praise"
      # Heb 13:15

   The epistle may be divided into two parts.  \\Part I, chiefly\\
   \\doctrinal; Part II, chiefly practical.\\

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\PART I.  SECTION I. THE PREEMINENCE OF CHRIST\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) Over the prophets,\\ because of his divine glory
          # Heb 1:1-3
     \\(2) Over the angels.\\
      (a) Having a better name
           # Heb 1:4
      (b) Acknowledged as the only begotten son by the Father
           # Heb 1:5
      (c) Angels commanded to worship him
           # Heb 1:6
      (d) Exalted above the angels to the eternal throne at the right hand
          of God
           # Heb 1:8-14
    \\Ch. 2.\\
      (e) His message is transcendant in importance, and it is perilous to
          disregard it
           # Heb 2:1-4
      (f) Jesus made a little lower than the angels, dies for mankind that
          he may bring many sons into his own glory with the Father, and
          destroy him who had the power of death
           # Heb 2:9-14

   \\SECTION II.  THE PREEMINENCE OF CHRIST'S PRIESTHOOD\\
    \\Ch. 2. \\(cont.)
     \\(1) He assumed human nature.\\
      (a) Preparatory for his work of reconciliation
           # Heb 2:16,17
      (b) His temptation prepared him to succour the tempted
           # Heb 2:18
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(2) An appeal\\ to consider Christ's priesthood
          # Heb 3:1
     \\(3) His preëminence over Moses\\ as a servant, Christ being a son
          # Heb 3:2-6
     \\(4)\\ Parenthesis, \\The failure of Israel.\\
      (a) To enter in to the Canaan-rest
           # Heb 3:7-11
      (b) They were excluded because of unbelief
           # Heb 3:12-19
    \\Ch. 4.\\
      (c) A warning to the church not to follow the example of
          unbelieving Israel, but to enter into the rest of faith
           # Heb 4:1-8
      (d) The believer rests in the work of redemption and ceases
          trusting in his own works
           # Heb 4:9-11
      (e) The power of The Word of God
           # Heb 4:12,13

    \\The Subject of the Priesthood of Christ, resumed.\\
     \\(1) The sympathetic priesthood of Christ\\ as an encouragement to
         steadfastness and prayer
          # Heb 4:14-16
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(2) The high priest,\\ his office and work:
      (a) Taken from among men
           # Heb 5:1
      (b) Sympathetic because of his own weaknesses
           # Heb 5:2
      (c) Presents an offering for himself, as well as for the people
           # Heb 5:3
      (d) Divinely chosen
           # Heb 5:4
     \\(3) Characteristics of Christ's priesthood.\\
      (a) Divinely chosen after a new order
           # Heb 5:5,6
      (b) He offered up earnest prayers for deliverance in a submissive
          spirit
           # Heb 5:7,8
      (c) Became author of eternal salvation
           # Heb 5:9,10
     \\(4) Parenthetic rebuke, appeal, warning, and commendation.\\
      (d) Rebuke, for dullness and immaturity
           # Heb 5:11-14
    \\Ch. 6.\\
      (e) An appeal for progress in doctrinal truth
           # Heb 6:1-3
      (f) A warning respecting those who, having enjoyed the higher
          privileges of the new dispensation, turn away from Christ
           # Heb 6:4-8
      (g) A commendation of the church, and a confidence that believers
          will continue faithful and inherit the promises
           # Heb 6:9-12

     The subject of Christ's priesthood again resumed.
     \\(5) The certainty of the fulfillment of the divine promises.\\
      (a) Illustrated in the life of Abraham
           # Heb 6:13-15
      (b) Confirmed by an oath
           # Heb 6:16,17
      (c) Like an anchor to the soul
           # Heb 6:18,19
      (d) Assured by our heavenly high priest
           # Heb 6:20
    \\Ch. 7.\\
     \\(6) The priesthood of Melchisedec a type of Christ's.\\
      (a) Having a great name and belonging to an eternal order
           # Heb 7:1-3
      (b) Honoured with tithes by Abraham, and superior to the Aaronic
          priesthood
           # Heb 7:4-10
     \\(7) The summary of the preëminent qualities of Christ's\\
         \\priesthood:\\
      (a) Like that of Melchisedec, it belonged to an eternal order, and
          was confirmed by a divine oath
           # Heb 7:11-22
      (b) Is unchangeable and infinite in power
           # Heb 7:23-25
      (c) Was sinless and perfect, and made one complete sacrifice
           # Heb 7:26-28
    \\Ch. 8. \\
      (d) is now exercised in the heavenly sanctuary
           # Heb 8:1-5
      (e) Mediates through a better covenant
           # Heb 8:6-13
    \\Ch. 9.\\
      (f) The ancient rites and ceremonies, and the sacrifices performed
          by the priests were only types
           # Heb 9:1-10
      (g) The redemptive work of Christ and his blood cleansing from sin,
          are sublime realities
           # Heb 9:11-15
      (h) The institutes of the old covenant prefigured the perfect
          sacrificial work of Christ in the new
           # Heb 9:16-28
    \\Ch. 10.\\
      (i) The oft-repeated Jewish sacrifices were not effectual to take
          away sin.  While Christ, by his one great sacrifice, completed
          the redemptive work for mankind, and "sat down at the right
          hand of God," awaiting the consummation of the divine plan.
           # Heb 10:1-18

   \\PART II.  CHIEFLY PRACTICAL TEACHINGS AND EXHORTATIONS.\\
     \\(1) The privilege of entering into the divine presence\\ through
          the sacrifice and priesthood of Christ
           # Heb 10:19-21
     \\(2) Exhortations.\\
      (a) To draw near in worship with full assurance, having prepared
          the heart
           # Heb 10:22
      (b) To steadfastness, mutual encouragement, and faithful attendance
          upon the means of grace
           # Heb 10:23-25
     \\(3) Warnings\\ respecting the perils of backsliding.
      (a) The penalty visited upon despisers, under the Mosaic law
           # Heb 10:26-28
      (b) The worse fate of those who dishonour Christ's sacrifice and
          the gracious spirit of God
           # Heb 10:29-31
     \\(4) A reminder \\to the Hebrew believers, of their previous
         fortitude in enduring afflictions and an exhortation to patience
         and perseverance
          # Heb 10:32-39
    \\Ch.11.\\
     \\(5) A roll call\\ of the heroes and heroines of faith.
      (a) the sphere of faith
           # Heb 11:1-3
      (b) Notable examples of faith:
           Abel
            # Heb 11:4
           Enoch
            # Heb 11:5,6
           Noah
            # Heb 11:7
           Abraham and Sara
            # Heb 11:8-19
           Isaac, Jacob and Joseph
            # Heb 11:20-22
           Moses and his parents
            # Heb 11:23-29
           Joshua and Israel
            # Heb 11:30
           Rahab
            # Heb 11:31
           Other worthies
            # Heb 11:32-40
    \\Ch. 12.\\
     \\(6) Spiritual athletics,\\ the Christian race.
      (a) The audience, the preparation, and how to run
           # Heb 12:1
      (b) Eyes upon the Master at the goal, remembering his victory
           # Heb 12:2
      (c) The inspiration when weary
           # Heb 12:3,4
      (d) The value of hardship and correction in training
           # Heb 12:5-10
      (e) The good results of hardship and chastening
           # Heb 12:11
      (f) An exhortation to sturdiness and straightforwardness
           # Heb 12:12,13
     \\(7) Exhortations\\ respecting peaceableness, purity, and
         watchfulness against evil influences
          # Heb 12:14,15
     \\(8) Warnings\\ concerning selling out life's blessings
          # Heb 12:16,17
     \\(9) A contrast\\ between Mount Sinai of the Old Testament and Mount
         Sion of the New.
      (a) Mount Sinai with its awful manifestations of divine power
           # Heb 12:18-21
      (b) Mount Sion with the glorious company within the heavenly
          Jerusalem
           # Heb 12:22-24
     \\(10) Solemn warning\\ respecting the heeding of the heavenly
          message in regard to the mutability of earthly things and the
          permanence of God's kingdom
           # Heb 12:25-28
    \\Ch. 13.\\
     \\(1) Final exhortations respecting Christian Duties.\\
      (a) Social duties
           # Heb 13:1-6
      (b) Duty to religious leaders
           # Heb 13:7
      (c) An unchangeable Christ should inspire steadfastness in Christian
          doctrine
           # Heb 13:8,9
      (d) The duty of Christian separation
           # Heb 13:10-14
      (e) The duty of thanksgiving, benevolence and obedience to rulers
           # Heb 13:15-17
     \\(2) Concluding Words\\
      (a) A request for prayers, and a blessing pronounced
           # Heb 13:18-21
      (b) Final salutation and benediction
           # Heb 13:22-25

  \\CHOICE SELECTIONS.\\
   \\Suffering,\\ a preparation for priesthood
    # Heb 2:9-18
   \\The rest of faith\\
    # Heb 4:1-11
   \\Spiritual maturity\\
    # Heb 5:12 - 6:2
   \\The new covenant\\
    # Heb 8:8-13
   \\"The Faith Chapter"\\--The roll call of heroes, ch. 11
    # Heb 11:1
   \\The chapter on "Spiritual Athletics\\ and the Christian Race."
   Hardship, correction and chastening, as a preparation for victory.
    # Heb 12:1-13
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  \\The Epistle of James\\

  \\AUTHORSHIP UNCERTAIN.\\
   There are three prominent persons named James, in the New Testament.
   It is quite generally agreed that James, called by Paul "the Lord's
   brother" was the writer of the epistle.
    # Gal 1:19
  \\--SEE 1844\\

  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.  Apparently to the Jewish converts\\ who lived
   outside the Holy Land; possibly also to the devout Jews of the dispersion
    # Jas 1:1
  \\MAIN THEME, Practical Religion,\\ manifesting itself in good works,
   contrasted with mere Profession of Faith.
  \\KEY TEXTS\\
   # Jas 1:27 2:26
  \\IMAGINARY DOCTRINAL CONFLICT BETWEEN PAUL AND JAMES.\\
     Some have seen a conflict of doctrine between the teachings of this
   epistle and that of Romans.  This is purely imaginary.
     Paul, harassed by Judaistic teachers in the churches, naturally laid
   great stress upon JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH apart from trust in ceremonial
   observances.  Nevertheless, when writing to Titus, he made the
   IMPORTANCE OF GOOD WORKS the main subject of his epistle, thus showing
   his perfect harmony with the teachings of James.  It is evident that
   the latter, when he seems to depreciate faith, is referring to mere
   intellectual assent to truth, and not to "saving faith" spoken of by
   Paul.

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\  This epistle does not easily lend itself to analysis, but
   most of the material may be arranged under two headings, \\True and\\
   \\False Religion.\\

   \\PART I.  The Marks of True Religion.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) \\Joy and patience in the midst of trials
          # Jas 1:2-4
     \\(2)\\ Unwavering faith and singleness of mind
          # Jas 1:5-8
     \\(3)\\ Acceptance of the providential allotments of life
          # Jas 1:9-11
     \\(4)\\ The endurance of temptation
          # Jas 1:12
     \\(5)\\ The recognition of the sources of temptation and the results
         of yielding thereto
          # Jas 1:13-15
     \\(6)\\ The recognition of the divine source of all blessings
          # Jas 1:16-18
     \\(7)\\ Spiritual hearing, deliberation in speech, and patience under
         provocation
          # Jas 1:19,20
     \\(8)\\ Forsaking all evil, and the meek reception of saving truth
          # Jas 1:21
     \\(9)\\ Searching after the truth and practising it
          # Jas 1:25
     \\(10)\\ Practical philanthropy and purity
           # Jas 1:27
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(11)\\ Good works
      (a) As a demonstration of faith
           # Jas 1:18
      (b) Coöperating with, and perfecting faith
           # Jas 1:21-25
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(12)\\ Heavenly wisdom
           # Jas 2:17,18

   \\PART II.  The marks of False Profession.\\
    \\Ch 1.\\
     \\(1)\\ Careless and forgetful hearing of The Word
          # Jas 1:22-24
     \\(2)\\ The semblance of religion, accompanied by the unbridled
         tongue
          # Jas 1:26
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(3)\\ Respect of persons; honouring the rich and despising the poor
          # Jas 2:1-9
     \\(4)\\ Partial obedience to the law
          # Jas 2:10-12
     \\(5)\\ Unmercifulness
          # Jas 2:13
     \\(6)\\ Mere profession of faith unaccompanied by acts of mercy and
         help
          # Jas 2:14-16
     \\(7)\\ Inactive faith
          # Jas 2:17,18
     \\(8)\\ Intellectual assent to truth, without change of character
          # Jas 2:19,20
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(9)\\ The unbridled tongue, destructive in its influence
          # Jas 3:1-8
     \\(10)\\ Blessings and cursings proceeding from the same mouth
           # Jas 3:9-12
     \\(11)\\ Envy, strife and satanic wisdom
           # Jas 3:14-16
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(12)\\ Unrest and unholy passions
           # Jas 4:1,2
     \\(13)\\ Unanswered prayer and worldliness
           # Jas 4:3,4
     \\(14)\\ Pride, stubbornest, impurity, double-mindedness, and
          impenitence
           # Jas 4:5-9
     \\(15)\\ Evil speaking and uncharitable judgments
           # Jas 4:11,12
     \\(16)\\ Presumption in arranging future business enterprises
           # Jas 4:13-16
     \\(17)\\ Neglect of known duty
           # Jas 4:17
   \\PART III.  Warnings, Exhortations, and Instructions.\\
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(1) Warnings to the rich.\\
      (a) Concerning future misery
           # Jas 5:1,2
      (b) Respecting hoarded wealth, and withholding the wages of the poor
           # Jas 5:3,4
      (c) Concerning pleasure seeking and persecution of the righteous
           # Jas 5:5,6
     \\(2) Exhortations in view of the coming of the Lord.\\
      (a) To be patient and steadfast, refraining from murmuring against
          one another
           # Jas 5:7-10
      (b) To follow the example of the prophets and Job, in patient
          endurance
           # Jas 5:10,11
      (c) To refrain entirely from oaths
           # Jas 5:12
     \\(3) Instructions respecting prayer, confession of faults, and \\
         \\soul-winning.\\
      (a) Prayer in time of trouble and for the sick
           # Jas 5:13-15
      (b) The confession of faults and intercessory prayer
           # Jas 5:16
      (c) Effectual prayer illustrated by Elijah
           # Jas 5:16-18
      (d) The duty of soul-winning
           # Jas 5:19,20
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  \\The First Epistle of Peter\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Peter,  SEE 2746\\
   It was not the original Simon Peter, impulsive and full of weaknesses,
   whom Christ called, "Simon."
    # Mr 14:37 Lu 22:31 Joh 21:15-17
   It was the Peter Christ prophesied should become a rock
    # Joh 1:42
   The same man chastened by years of suffering and trial, and
   strengthened by the baptism of the Holy Spirit,
   The epistle evidently belongs to the later period of his life.
  \\DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING UNCERTAIN.\\
   The Babylon referred to,
    # 1Pe 5:13
   may or may not have been the city on the Euphrates river.  Many think
   it was Rome, figuratively called Babylon.
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.  To the elect scattered throughout Asia Minor.\\
   Probably to the whole body of Christians in that region, both Jew and
   Gentile converts.  To the churches largely founded by Paul, Peter sends
   this spiritual message of encouragement, instruction and admonition.
  \\PURPOSE.\\ In writing this epistle, Peter obeyed two specific commands
   which Jesus had given him.
   \\(1) To encourage and strengthen the brethren\\
        # Lu 22:32
   \\(2) To feed the flock of God\\
        # Joh 21:15-17

  \\KEY WORD, "Suffering,"\\ it occurs fifteen, or more times in the
   epistle.
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # 1Pe 4:1
  \\CENTRAL THEME, Victory over Suffering\\ as Exemplified in the Life of
  Christ.

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\Salutation\\
    # 1Pe 1:1,2
   \\PART I.  The Glorious Salvation.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1) A living hope\\ centering in the resurrection of Christ
          # 1Pe 1:3
     \\(2) An incorruptible and fadeless inheritance\\
          # 1Pe 1:4
     \\(3) A Divine power\\ by which saints are kept victorious in the
         midst of suffering.
      (a) Through faith
           # 1Pe 1:5
      (b) Rejoicing in trials
           # 1Pe 1:6
      (c) Coming forth as gold refined in the fire, at Christ's appearing
           # 1Pe 1:7
      (d) In love and joy unspeakable
           # 1Pe 1:8
     \\(4) The Mysterious Plan.\\
      (a) Concerning which the prophets have inquired, foretelling Christ's
          sufferings and the glory that should be revealed in the latter
          times: a wonder to angels
           # 1Pe 1:10-12
      (b) It calls for soberness, obedience, unworldiness, purity, and
          godly reverence, on the part of believers
           # 1Pe 1:13-17
      (c) The infinite cost of
           # 1Pe 1:18,19
      (d) Foreordained before the foundation of the world
           # 1Pe 1:20,21

   \\PART II.  The Believer's Life, in view of the Great Salvation.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\ (cont.)
     \\(1) To be purified\\ and regenerated through the agency of the
         eternal truth, and manifesting brotherly love
          # 1Pe 1:22-25
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(2) To be freed from all evil propensities\\ and having an eager
         desire for the milk of the word by which to grow
          # 1Pe 2:1-3
     \\(3) Becoming living stones\\ in a spiritual temple, of which Christ
         is the "chief corner stone"
          # 1Pe 2:5,6
     \\(4) Regarding Christ as precious,\\ he who is rejected and a
         stumbling block to unbelievers
          # 1Pe 2:7,8

   \\PART III.  The Believers' Position and Duties.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\ (cont.)
     \\(1) Honourable and holy\\ as the people of God, and should show
         forth praise unto their divine deliverer
          # 1Pe 2:9,10
     \\(2) As strangers and pilgrims\\ abstaining from sensuality
          # 1Pe 2:11
     \\(3) Civil and social duties:\\ Irreproachable conduct before the
         world, obedience to the powers that be, thus silencing hostile
         criticism
          # 1Pe 2:12-15
     \\(4) General good citizenship\\
          # 1Pe 2:16,17
     \\(5) Duties in the household of faith.\\
      (a) Of servants to be obedient and patient, even when suffering
          wrongfully; thus pleasing God
           # 1Pe 2:18-20
      (b) Considering Christ, the model sufferer and sin-bearer
           # 1Pe 2:21-25
    \\Ch. 3.\\
      (c) Of wives, to be chaste, and adorned with spiritual graces
           # 1Pe 3:1-6
      (d) Of husbands, to be considerate of their wives
           # 1Pe 3:7
      (e) Of all, to be compassionate, pitiful, courteous, and forgiving
           # 1Pe 3:8,9
      (f) Remembering that long life and answers to prayer are promised to
          those who bridle their tongues, forsake evil, do good and live
          peaceably
           # 1Pe 3:10-13

   \\PART IV.  Instructions and Encouragements respecting Suffering.\\
    \\Ch. 3.\\ (Cont.)
     \\(1) Suffering for righteousness' sake\\ is a cause for rejoicing,
         not fear, and should be accompanied by a readiness to testify
         concerning Christian experience, and a good life
          # 1Pe 3:14-17
     \\(2) The example of Christ's vicarious suffering,\\ spiritual work,
         and his exaltation
          # 1Pe 3:18-22
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(3) The sacrificial sufferings of Christ\\ call for self-denial,
         consecration to God, and the abandonment of all former sensual
         excesses
          # 1Pe 4:1-3
     \\(4) Parenthesis,\\ instructions concerning the practical duties of
         the Christian life which glorify God
          # 1Pe 4:7-11
     \\(5) Fiery trials\\ not to be regarded as strange, but to be endured
         joyfully
          # 1Pe 4:12
     \\(6) Suffering with and for Christ,\\ to be endured joyfully,
         knowing that it leads to spiritual glory
          # 1Pe 4:13,14
     \\(7) Never to suffer as evil doers,\\ but when called to suffer as
         Christians, glorify God, and commit their souls into his keeping
          # 1Pe 4:15-19

   \\PART V.  Final Exhortations and Warnings.\\
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(1) To the elders of the church\\ respecting the spirit in which
         the flock is to be fed
          # 1Pe 5:1-4
     \\(2) To both the young and old\\ enjoining humility and trustfulness
          # 1Pe 5:5-7
     \\(3) Warnings against the devil\\
          # 1Pe 5:8,9
     \\(4) Benediction and greetings\\
          # 1Pe 5:10-14

  \\THE CHRIST OF PETER\\
   Source of hope
    # 1Pe 1:3
   Sacrificial lamb
    # 1Pe 1:19
   Chief corner stone
    # 1Pe 2:6
   Perfect example
    # 1Pe 2:21
   Ideal sufferer
    # 1Pe 2:23
   Sin-bearer
    # 1Pe 2:24
   Shepherd of souls
    # 1Pe 2:25
   Exalted Lord
    # 1Pe 3:22

  \\SEVEN PRECIOUS THINGS,\\ In Peter's epistles
   \\The fiery trials\\
    # 1Pe 1:7
   \\The blood of Christ\\
    # 1Pe 1:19
   \\The living stone\\
    # 1Pe 2:4
   \\Christ himself\\
    # 1Pe 2:6
   \\The meek and quiet spirit\\
    # 1Pe 3:4
   \\The believer's faith\\
    # 2Pe 1:1
   \\The divine promises\\
    # 2Pe 1:4
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  \\The Second Epistle of Peter\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle Peter  SEE 2746\\
   # 2Pe 1:1
  \\DATE.\\ Written probably between 64 and 70 A.D.
  \\CENTRAL THEME.  A warning against corrupt teachers and scoffers.\\
   In order to counteract the influence of false doctrine, great emphasis
   is laid upon the Word of God and the certainty of the fulfillment of
   the divine promises.
  \\KEY TEXT\\
   # 2Pe 3:1

  \\A PARALLEL, Between II Timothy and II Peter.\\
   In these epistles each of the writers refers to the fact that his end
   is near.
    # 2Ti 4:6 2Pe 1:14
   Both writers predict perilous times for the church.
   \\(a) The prevalence of false teaching\\
        # 2Ti 3:13 4:3 2Pe 2:1
   \\(b) The general corruption of society\\
        # 2Ti 3:1-7 2Pe 2:10-22
   \\(c) The coming apostasies\\
        # 2Ti 4:3,4 2Pe 2:2,20-22

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\The Salutation\\
    # 2Pe 1:1,2
   \\PART I.  The Spiritual Life.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1)\\ The Call to
          # 2Pe 1:3
     \\(2)\\ Secured through the precious promises
          # 2Pe 1:4
     \\(3)\\ Seven essential steps in its development and fruitfulness
          # 2Pe 1:5-8
     \\(4)\\ Final destiny of
          # 2Pe 1:10,11
     \\(5)\\ A farewell reminder
          # 2Pe 1:12-15
     \\(6)\\ A glorious experience in
          # 2Pe 1:16-18
     \\(7)\\ The divine origin and illuminating power of the Scriptures
          # 2Pe 1:19-21

   \\PART II.  False Teachers, their Corrupt Characters and Doctrines.\\
    \\Ch. 2.\\
     \\(1)\\ Their heresies and denial of Christ
          # 2Pe 2:1
     \\(2)\\ Their popularity, evil influence, covetousness and hypocrisy
          # 2Pe 2:2,3
     \\(3)\\ The unsparing judgments of God visited upon the fallen
         angels, the ante-diluvians, and Sodom and Gomorrha, were warnings
         to the ungodly
          # 2Pe 2:4-6
     \\(4)\\ The divine deliverance of the righteous and the reservation
         of the wicked for future judgment
          # 2Pe 2:7-9
     \\(5) Further description of these apostate teachers,\\ their
         characteristics, work and fate.
      (a) Their sensuality, presumption, grossness and excesses
           # 2Pe 2:10-13
      (b) Their pernicious influence and apostasy because of avarice
           # 2Pe 2:14-16
      (c) Their emptiness, instability and future fate
           # 2Pe 2:17
      (d) Their high-sounding words, accompanied by sensual living,
          promise men liberty; but result in the bondage of corruption
           # 2Pe 2:18,19
      (e) Their apostasy and utter depravity
           # 2Pe 2:20-22

   \\PART III.  Predictions concerning Scoffers, the Coming of the Day\\
              \\of the Lord, and an Exhortation to Steadfastness.\\
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1)\\ The purpose of the epistle
          # 2Pe 3:1,2
     \\(2)\\ The scoffers' challenge
          # 2Pe 3:3,4
     \\(3)\\ The ignorance of the Challengers.
      (a) Concerning the Old Testament Scriptures
           # 2Pe 3:5,6
      (b) In respect to the reservation of the present world for fiery
          judgment
           # 2Pe 3:7
     \\(4)\\ The explanation of the divine delays
      (a) The length of God's day
           # 2Pe 3:8
      (b) Divine mercy postpones the penalties
           # 2Pe 3:9
     \\(5)\\ The certainty of the coming of the day of the Lord
          # 2Pe 3:10
     \\(6)\\ The believer's attitude and hope
          # 2Pe 3:11-14
     \\(7)\\ A commendation of Paul's epistles and a warning against
         wresting the Scriptures
          # 2Pe 3:15,16
     \\(8)\\ An exhortation to steadfastness and spiritual growth
          # 2Pe 3:17,18
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  \\The First Epistle of John\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle John.  SEE 1902\\
  \\PLACE AND DATE UNCERTAIN.  \\Probably written from Ephesus near the
   end of the first century.
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED.\\  Apparently to the church at large, as it has no
   greetings, farewells or other personal allusions; hence it belongs to
   the "general epistles."
    It calls believers by affectionate titles, as "LITTLE CHILDREN,"
     # 1Jo 2:1,18,28 3:7,18 4:4 5:21
   and "BELOVED."
     # 1Jo 3:2,21 4:1,7,11
  \\PURPOSES.\\  The writer mentions \\four reasons for writing this\\
   \\epistle to Believers.\\
   Viz: To add to their joy
    # 1Jo 1:4
   to guard them against sin
    # 1Jo 2:1
   to warn them against false teachers
    # 1Jo 2:26
   to strengthen their faith in Christ and assure them of eternal life
    # 1Jo 5:13

  \\KEY WORDS, "Fellowship," "Know," "Love."\\
  \\CENTRAL THEME, God is Life, Light, and Righteous Love.\\  His
   character calls for holy living and brotherly love on the part of
   believers.
  \\DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS.\\
   \\This may be entitled, "The Epistle of Certainties."\\
    It opens with a positive statement of experimental knowledge of Christ
     # 1Jo 1:1-3
    \\It lays great stress upon the spiritual knowledge\\ obtainable by
    believers.  The word "Know," or its equivalent, appears over thirty
    times.
     We have selected \\seven important instances where the words\\
   \\"We know," appear.\\
   \\"We Know"
    \\(1)\\ That a righteous life indicates regeneration
         # 1Jo 2:29 5:18
    \\(2)\\ That we shall be like Christ at his coming
         # 1Jo 3:2
    \\(3)\\ That Christ came to take away our sins
         # 1Jo 3:5
    \\(4)\\ That brotherly love indicates that we have passed from death
        unto life
         # 1Jo 3:14
    \\(5)\\ That he abideth in us by the witness of the Spirit
         # 1Jo 3:24
    \\(6)\\ That we have eternal life
         # 1Jo 5:13
    \\(7)\\ That our prayers are answered
         # 1Jo 5:15

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\PART I.  God is Life and Light.\\
    \\Ch. 1.\\
     \\(1)\\ Manifested in Christ
          # 1Jo 1:1,2
     \\(2)\\ The purpose of the epistle
          # 1Jo 1:3,4
     \\(3) Conditions of divine fellowship.\\
      (a) Walking in the light
           # 1Jo 1:5-7
      (b) Confession of sin
           # 1Jo 1:8-10
    \\Ch. 2.\\
      (c) Acceptance of Christ as advocate and propitiatory sacrifice
           # 1Jo 2:1,2
     \\(4) Obedience the test of fellowship.\\
      (a) Following Christ's example
           # 1Jo 2:3-6
      (b) Obedience to the new commandment of love, is abiding in the light
           # 1Jo 2:7-11
     \\(5)\\ A message to different classes of believers concerning
         spiritual knowledge and overcoming the wicked one
          # 1Jo 2:12-14
     \\(6)\\ A warning against the love of the world
          # 1Jo 2:15-17
     \\(7)\\ The rise of antichrists, their apostasy, and denial of
         Christ, is a sign of the last time
          # 1Jo 2:18-23
     \\(8)\\ An exhortation to abide in the truth, with the assurance that
         the divine anointing will give all needed instruction
          # 1Jo 2:24-27
     \\(9)\\ Abiding gives confidence, and righteousness is a mark of the
         new birth
          # 1Jo 2:28,29

   \\PART II.  God is Righteous Love.\\
    \\Ch. 3.\\
     \\(1)\\ His love manifested in the exaltation of believers to sonship
          # 1Jo 3:1,2
     \\(2)\\ The test of sonship is righteous living
          # 1Jo 3:10
     \\(3)\\ Brotherly love the distinguishing mark of spiritual life
          # 1Jo 3:11-15
     \\(4)\\ Love manifests itself in sacrifice, not in words only
          # 1Jo 3:16-18
     \\(5)\\ The outcome of love is assurance and answered prayer
          # 1Jo 3:19-22
     \\(6)\\ Faith and brotherly love essential to fellowship with God
          # 1Jo 3:23,24
    \\Ch. 4.\\
     \\(7) Parenthesis.\\ The spirits of truth and error in the world and
         the methods of testing them
      (a) Their attitude toward the incarnation of Christ determines their
          origin and character
           # 1Jo 4:1-3
      (b) The world-marks of antichrists
           # 1Jo 3:4-6
     \\(8) The divine love.\\
      (a) In the human heart indicates regeneration
           # 1Jo 4:7
      (b) Manifested in the incarnation and sacrificial work of Christ
           # 1Jo 4:8-10
      (c) Indwelling in believers begets brotherly love, and inspires
          testimony concerning Christ as Saviour of mankind
           # 1Jo 4:11-16
      (d) When perfected gives assurance and casts out fear
           # 1Jo 4:17,18
      (e) Kindles love to God and brotherly love
           # 1Jo 4:19-21

   \\PART III.  Faith and Love the Overcoming Principles\\ in the Conflict
              with the World and All Evil Powers.
    \\Ch. 5.\\
     \\(1)\\ The love-life of obedience
          # 1Jo 5:1-3
     \\(2)\\ The victory of faith
          # 1Jo 5:4,5
     \\(3)\\ The divine witnesses in earth and heaven
          # 1Jo 5:6-9
     \\(4)\\ The witness of the Spirit
          # 1Jo 5:10
     \\(5)\\ The gift of eternal life through the Son of God
          # 1Jo 5:11-13
     \\(6)\\ The certainty of answered prayer
          # 1Jo 5:14,15
     \\(7)\\ Dealing with the sinful brother
          # 1Jo 5:16
     \\(8)\\ The believer's four-fold knowledge
          # 1Jo 5:18-20
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  \\The Second Epistle of John\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle John.  SEE 1902\\
  \\TO WHOM ADDRESSED, To the "Elect lady and her children."\\  Some think
   this refers to a Christian matron and her family living in Ephesus,
   others that a church and its members are personified.
    If the first supposition is correct, this is the only book in the New
   Testament addressed to a woman.
  \\EMPHATIC WORDS. "Love,"\\ which occurs four times, and \\"Truth,\\
   five times.
  \\PURPOSE.\\ The epistle was apparently written to warn friends against
   heresy and association with false teachers
    # 2Jo 1:7-11

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\Main theme, a discourse on truth and error.\\
   \\I.  Divine Truth in its relation to believers.\\
    (a) Unites them in fellowship
         # 2Jo 1:1
    (b) Eternally dwells in them
         # 2Jo 1:2
    (c) In connection with love, characterizes the spirit of their
        greetings
         # 2Jo 1:3
    (d) Loving obedience to, the pathway in which they walk
         # 2Jo 1:4-6
   \\II.  Worldly Error.\\
    (a) Has many deceitful advocates
         # 2Jo 1:7
    (b) Denies the incarnation of Christ
         # 2Jo 1:7
    (c) Must be guarded against
         # 2Jo 1:8
    (d) Departs from the teachings of Christ
         # 2Jo 1:9
    (e) The peril of fellowship with its followers
         # 2Jo 1:10,11
   \\III.  Concluding words\\
         # 2Jo 1:12,13
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  \\The Third Epistle of John\\

  \\WRITER, The apostle John.  SEE 1902\\
  \\ADDRESSED, To Gaius\\
   # 3Jo 1:1
  \\KEY NOTE.  Christian hospitality.\\
  \\KEY VERSE\\
   # 3Jo 1:8

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\  The subject-matter centres around three characters,
   \\Gaius, Diotrephes\\ and \\Demetrius,\\ and some itinerant evangelists.
   \\I.  Gaius, to whom the epistle was written.\\
    \\(1)\\ The identity of this man.
         This cannot be positively determined.  There are several persons
         by this name mentioned in the New Testament.  The one spoken of
         by Paul,
          # Ro 16:23
         may very likely be the same man to whom John writes but it is
         entirely uncertain.
    \\(2)\\ Characteristics of,
     (a) Worthy of the affection of John
          # 3Jo 1:1,2
     (b) A consistent Christian, walking in the truth
          # 3Jo 1:3,4
     (c) Given to hospitality
          # 3Jo 1:5,6
   \\II.  Diotrephes, apparently a leading man in the church.\\
     (a) Ambitious and bigoted
          # 3Jo 1:9
     (b) Assuming to be an over-lord of the vineyard, will receive a
         merited rebuke from the apostle when he comes
          # 3Jo 1:10
   \\III.  Demetrius, In contrast to Diotrephes,\\ a model churchman of
         excellent reputation.
          # 3Jo 1:12
   \\IV.  Christian evangelists.\\
     (a) Itinerant spiritual labourers, rendering gratuitous service for
         Christ's sake
          # 3Jo 1:7
     (b) Worthy of hearty welcome and hospitality although bitterly
         opposed by the arrogant Diotrephes
          # 3Jo 1:8-11
   \\V.  The closing salutation.\\
          # 3Jo 1:13,14
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  \\The Epistle of Jude\\

  \\WRITER, Probably Jude,\\ the brother of James.  \\SEE 1964\\
   If this is true he may have been a brother of our Lord.
    # Mr 6:3 Gal 1:19
   The Lord's brothers did not believe in him at first,
    # Joh 7:5
   but after his resurrection they became his followers.
    # Ac 1:14
   It is possible that Jude, because of his early unbelief, felt that he
   was not worthy to sign himself as brother of Jesus, so in writing the
   epistle he called himself a servant
    # Jude 1
  \\MAIN PURPOSE.\\  The epistle was evidently written especially
   \\to warn the church\\ against immoral teachers and alarming heresies
   which were endangering the faith of believers.

  \\KEY VERSES\\
   # Jude 3,4
  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   \\(1) The salutation\\
        # Jude 1,2
   \\(2) The occasion of the epistle\\ and an exhortation concerning the
       defense of the faith, because of the invasion of immoral and
       heretical teachers
        # Jude 3,4
   \\(3) Warnings from God's dealings\\ with sinners in the past.
    (a) The punishment of Israel for unbelief
         # Jude 5
    (b) The fate of the fallen angels and the corrupt Sodomites
         # Jude 6,7
   \\(4) The characteristics of the depraved teachers\\ described, and a
       woe pronounced upon them
        # Jude 8-13
   \\(5) References to prophecies.\\
    (a) Of Enoch, who foretold the doom of ungodly men
         # Jude 14-16
    (b) Of the apostles, concerning mockers in the last days
         # Jude 17-19
   \\(6) A summary of Christian duties:\\
    (a) Mutual edification and prayerfulness
         # Jude 20
    (b) Love toward God and trust in Christ for eternal salvation
         # Jude 21
    (c) Activity in soul-winning
         # Jude 22,23
   \\(7) The benediction\\
        # Jude 24,25
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  \\The Book of Revelation\\

  \\WRITER, The Apostle John.  SEE 1902\\
  \\PLACE.  Probably the Island of Patmos,\\ off the western coast of Asia
   Minor, where John was banished "for the Word of God and for the
   testimony of Jesus Christ."
  \\DATE, \\uncertain;  according to traditional opinion about A.D. 96
  \\AUTHORITY.\\  It is declared to be the \\revelation of Jesus Christ\\
   # Re 1:1

  \\METHODS OF INTERPRETATION.\\  These have been exceedingly varied, and
   often fantastic.  Hundreds of volumes have been written upon this book,
   not one of which has been generally satisfactory.
    This is due to the widely diversified opinions concerning its meaning
   and teachings.
    There have been three principal schools of thought which have dealt
   with the subject matter.
    \\(1) The Preterists,\\ who believe that the prophecies of Revelation
        have already been fulfilled.
    \\(2) The Futurists\\ who hold that the book contains a forecast of
        universal history.
    \\(3) The Eclectics,\\ who lay stress upon the spiritual elements of
        the book, and do not attempt to dogmatize upon the meaning of the
        details of the more mysterious visions.
         They believe that there are three classes of passages in the
        Apocalypse.  Those that are very clear in their spiritual
        teaching; those that are more mysterious, and yet contain an
        element of truth which is instructive; and finally there are some
        of the visions that are so veiled, that it is futile from our
        present standpoint of knowledge to give any positive
        interpretation of them.
         It is probable that some of the prophecies contain two elements,
        the near and the far.  The former referring especially to the
        events during John's time, or in the immediate future; the latter,
        dealing with events of coming ages.
  \\PECULIAR FEATURES.\\
   \\(1)\\ The Apocalypse is \\the only book in the Bible that contains\\
       \\a special promise to obedient readers\\
        # Re 1:3
       and at the same time pronounces a curse upon those who tamper with
       its contents
        # Re 22:18,19
   \\(2) The number Seven\\ is the ruling number of the book; as:
       Seven candlesticks, churches, seals, trumpets, thunders, vials,
       Spirits, stars, &c.
       Seven "No mores,"  \\SEE 1359\\
   \\(3)\\ The closing chapters of Revelation contain a striking contrast
       to the opening chapters of Genesis.
       \\Genesis speaks of\\ the creation of the sun, the entrance of sin
       into the world, the curse pronounced, Satan's triumph, the
       exclusion from the "tree of life."
       \\Revelation tells of\\ a place where there will be no need of the
       sun, sin banished, no more curse, Satan overthrown, admission to
       the "tree of life."
  \\PLAN OF STUDY.\\
   Although this book has often been neglected because of its mysterious
   character, yet there are many viewpoints from which it may be
   profitably studied without any attempt at dogmatic or arbitrary
   interpretation.  If the book is written in code, we make no claim of
   having discovered a key that will unlock all its mysteries.
    We simply suggest the following subject as a profitable one to pursue.

  \\SUGGESTED THEME, The moral and Spiritual Conflict of the Ages.\\
  \\CENTRAL FIGURE, The Lamb.\\  At last victor over all the allied powers
   of evil.  The Lamb is mentioned about thirty times.
  \\EPOCHAL EVENTS.  \\There are many such events in the book, we suggest
   two, which should be kept in mind in studying the visions.
    \\(1) The birth of the man child,\\ regarded by many as the
        incarnation of Jesus Christ, Ch. 12.
         # Re 12:1-17
    \\(2) The sounding of the seventh trumpet\\ which heralded his
        world-wide victory.
         # Re 11:15

  \\SYNOPSIS.\\
   The book bay be divided into a series of visions, some of which are
   partly or wholly veiled, others are comparatively clear in their
   teachings.  It is not always possible to tell just where one vision
   ends and another begins, but for convenience they many be studied under
   various numbers, according to the view point of the student.
   \\Ch. 1.\\
    \\(1) Introduction and promise to obedient readers\\
         # Re 1:1-3
    \\(2) Salutation of John and of the glorified Christ\\
         # Re 1:4-8

  \\VISION I.\\
    \\(1)\\ Of the glorified Christ
         # Re 1:9-16
    \\(2)\\ His command to write to the seven churches
         # Re 1:19
    \\(3) The message to the churches\\ Chs. 2,3.
         # Re 2:1 - 3:1
   \\Ch. 2.\\
     (a) \\To Ephesus,\\ the backslidden church, persistent in service,
         strong in discipline, but with love growing cold
          # Re 2:1-7
     (b) \\To Smyrna, the poor\\ but truly \\rich church,\\ facing a
         period of persecution
          # Re 2:8-11
     (c) \\To Pergamos, the church of evil surroundings,\\ steadfast, but
         infected with heresy
          # Re 2:12-17
     (d) \\To Thyatira, the church of good works\\ but harbouring a false
         prophetess
          # Re 2:18-29
   \\Ch. 3.\\
     (e) \\To Sardis, the dying church\\
          # 3:1-6
     (f) \\To Philadelphia,\\ the \\weak,\\ but \\faithful church\\
          # 3:7-13
     (g) \\To Laodicea, the lukewarm,\\ self-satisfied church, boasting of
         her wealth while poor and miserable and blind
          # Re 3:14-22
    \\Recurrent thought, the promises to overcomers, SEE 374\\
  \\VISION II.  Partly Veiled.
   \\Ch. 4.\\
    \\(1) The vision of God\\ in heaven upon his throne, the creator of
        the universe, receiving the worship of the living creatures and
        the four and twenty elders
         # Re 4:1-11
   \\Ch. 5.\\
    \\(2) The opening of the Seven-sealed Book\\ by the Lamb, the singing
        of the New Song, and the universal worship of the Lamb.
        Conjectural interpretation--Christ in his redemptive office alone
        can unlock the deepest divine mysteries.
   \\Ch. 6.\\
    \\(3) The opening of the six seals,\\ (veiled)
         # Re 6:1-17
        There have been many widely different interpretations; it is not
        worth while to add another.  One clear lesson,
         # Re 6:9-11
        the saints tested by divine delays.
      \\SEE\\ Divine Delays \\3607\\
  \\VISION III.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 7.\\
    Suggested thought, \\God's protection\\ of his chosen people.
     # Re 7:1-8
  \\VISION IV.\\
   \\Ch. 7.\\
    \\Comforting Assurances.\\
     (a) The innumerable host of the redeemed
          # Re 7:9,10
     (b) The means by which they appear in God's presence
          # Re 7:13-15
     (c) Their activities and eternal felicity
          # Re 7:15-17
  \\VISION V.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 8.\\
    Momentous event, the \\opening of the seventh seal,\\ causing silence
    in heaven
     # Re 8:1
    \\Possible explanation,\\ That all the harps and the voices of the
    angels were stilled by the fact, that during the period of the seventh
    seal Christ was to leave for his earthly mission.
     This is not purely imaginary.  The fullness of time was evidently
    approaching, see (10.6 Revised Version), "There shall be delay no
    longer," &c.
     # Re 10:6
    If this conjecture is correct, here in ch. 8.1, we are at the very
    sources of the divine plan of salvation and we shall see the events
    focusing toward the birth of the MAN CHILD in the 12th chapter.
     # Re 8.1 12:1
    In chapter 8, verses 3, 4, the thought appears to be, that the prayers
    of the saints are ascending to God, for the coming of the messianic
    kingdom.
     # Re 8:3,4
   \\Ch. 9.\\
    Then follows a veiled portion of the vision, \\the sounding of the \\
    \\six trumpets\\ in chapters 8 and 9, apparently announcing impending
    judgments.
     # Re 8:1 - 9:1
   \\Chs. 10 and 11.\\
  \\VISION VI.  Partly veiled.\\
      We can say no more than that the events seem to be moving forward
     toward the great consummation.  This is indicated by the announcement
     of the mighty angel,
      # Re 10:5-7
     that there shall be delay no longer (R.V.) but that the good tiding
     spoken of by the prophets are about to be fulfilled.
      Among so many different opinions it is hazardous to suggest any
     interpretation of the "little book" in Chapter 10, and the "two
     witnesses," in chapter 11.
     # Re 10:1 - 11:1
      Possibly as these immediately precede the vision of the birth of the
     man child in chapter 12, they may refer to the prophetic period
     prior to the coming of Christ.
      In our studies we suggest that chapters 12-20, contain partly veiled
     visions connected with the great messianic conflict.
  \\VISION VII.\\
   \\Chs. 12 and 13.\\
      The great epochal event, \\The birth of the man child, Christ,\\ and
     the simultaneous manifestation of the Satanic powers arrayed to
     destroy him.
      The justification for this view-point is, that during Christ's
     earthly life the powers of darkness were in frenzied activity.  Note
     the attempt of Herod to destroy the child, the numerous cases of
     demoniacal possession, and the malignant persecution which resulted in
     Christ's crucifixion.
      We are not seeking to give any detailed interpretation of the
     mysteries, but call attention to the spiritual weapons by which the
     victory was to be won
      # Re 12:11
   \\--SEE 361\\
  \\VISION VIII.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 14.\\
     Without strained interpretation, it is possible to regard this
     chapter as a prophetical summary of the coming \\conflict between\\
     \\the Lamb and his enemies.\\
      If this view point is accepted, in the first five verses the one
     hundred and forty-four thousand would represent the ancient worthies
     of the old dispensation.
      # Re 14:1-5
     Verses 6 and 7, would refer to the opening up of the world-wide
     missionary campaign.
      # Re 14:6,7
   \\--SEE\\ World-wide Missions, \\2379\\
     Verses 8-11 the preliminary announcement of the final victory
      # Re 14:8-11
     Verses 12, 13, the blessedness of the holy dead.
      # Re 14:12,13
  \\VISION IX.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 14.\\
    The harvest and vintage of grapes
     # Re 14:16-20
  \\VISION X.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 15.\\
    \\(1) The early victors\\ and their song
         # Re 15:1-4
   \\--SEE 2477\\
    \\(2) The Seven Angels\\ and the golden vials
         # Re 15:5-8
   \\Ch. 16.\\
    The outpouring of the \\seven vials of wrath\\
     # Re 16:1-21
  \\VISION XI.  Veiled.\\
   \\Chs. 17, 18\\
    \\The doom of Babylon,\\ the harlot city, and the enemies of the Lamb
    which he shall overcome.
     Re 17:1 - 18:1
  \\VISION XII.
   \\Ch. 19.\\
    \\(1) The hallelujah chorus\\ in heaven celebrating the spiritual
        victory
         # Re 19:1-6
    \\(2) The marriage of the Lamb\\
         # Re 19:7-9
   \\--SEE\\ Christ, bridegroom, \\736\\
  \\VISION XIII.\\
    \\(1) Christ, the spiritual conqueror,\\ upon the white horse, smites
        the nations with the Sword of the Spirit.
         # 19:11-16
   \\--SEE 4114\\
    \\(2) Partly veiled.\\  The beast, and the false prophet and their
    allies overcome by Christ.  \\SEE\\ Christ, Victor, \\372\\
  \\VISION XIV.  Partly veiled.\\
   \\Ch. 20.\\
    \\(1)\\ The binding of Satan
         # Re 20:1-3
    \\(2)\\ The first resurrection
         # Re 20:4-6
    \\(3)\\ Satan loosed and his evil activity
         # Re 20:7-9
    \\(4)\\ The doom of Satan, the beast, and the false prophet
         # Re 20:10
    \\(5)\\ The last judgment
         # Re 20:11-15
  \\VISION XV.\\
   \\Chs. 21-22\\
    \\The new heaven and the new earth\\
     The holy city, a type of the church, the Lamb's wife
      # Re 21:1 - 22:1
   \\Ch. 21. Characteristics of.\\
    Heavenly origin
     # Re 21:2
    radiant
     # Re 21:11
    separated and protected
     # Re 21:12
    accessible
     # Re 21:13
    sure foundations
     # Re 21:14
    immovable
     # Re 21:16
    beautifully adorned
     # Re 21:18-21
    having a spiritual temple
     # Re 21:22
    divinely illuminated
     # Re 21:23-25
    glorified
     # Re 21:26
    undefiled
     # Re 21:27
   \\Ch. 22. Paradise restored.\\  Distinguishing marks of,
    The river of life
     # Re 22:1
    the tree of life
     # Re 22:2
    removal of the curse
     # Re 22:3
    the beatific vision and the divine impress upon saints
     # Re 22:4
    eternal day and saints dominion
     # Re 22:5

     The last teachings, faithful and true
      # Re 22:6
     emphasize the speedy coming of the Lord
      # Re 22:7
     God only to be worshipped
      # Re 22:8,9
     character tends to final permanence
      # Re 22:11
     the last promise
      # Re 22:14
     the last invitation
      # Re 22:17
     the last warning
      # Re 22:18,19

    Benediction and prayer
     # Re 22:21