1 John

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

2 Peter

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

1 Peter

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

James

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

Hebrews

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

Philemon

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

Titus

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

2 Timothy

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

1 Timothy

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

2 Thessalonians

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

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Ezekiel 39

Ezekiel 39

“I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay upon them.”
~ Ezekiel 39:21

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Psalm 85

Psalm 85

“Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.”
~ Psalm 85:10

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Zephaniah 2

Zephaniah 2

“Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility, perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.”
~ Zephaniah 2:3

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Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24

“Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.”
~ Ezekiel 24:24

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2 Kings 13

2 Kings 13

“Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “‘My father! My father!”’ he cried. “‘The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
~ 2 Kings 13:14

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2 Kings 12

2 Kings 12

“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”
~ 2 Kings 12:2

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Psalm 90

Psalm 90

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
~ Psalm 90:12

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Nehemiah 9

Nehemiah 9

“In all that has happened to us, you have been just; you have acted faithfully, while we did wrong.”
~ Nehemiah 9:33

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2 Samuel 19

2 Samuel 19

“The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.”
~ 2 Samuel 19:3

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Psalm 93

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.”
~ Psalm 93:1

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Haggai 2

Haggai 2

“On that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
~ Haggai 2:23

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Job 7

Job 7

“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
~ Job 7:11

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Revelation 21

Revelation 21

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
~ Revelation 21:4

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Isaiah 15

Isaiah 15

“In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.”
~ Isaiah 15:3

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Isaiah 57

Isaiah 57

“For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to relieve the heart of the contrite.”
~ Isaiah 57:15

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Mark 13

Mark 13

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, who he has chosen, he has shortened them.”
~ Mark 13:20

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Psalm 15

Psalm 15

“He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart.”
~ Psalm 15:2

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Joshua 18

Joshua 18

"So Joshua said to the Israelites: How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?" ~ Joshua 18:3   Hi James and Ellen, Do you accept the fault for something that should have been done...

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