New Testament Epistles Overview

These flashcards cover key concepts and topics discussed in the lecture notes about the New Testament epistles, focusing on Paul's letters, their context, and significant theological themes.

Were 1 & 2 Thessalonians written early or late in Paul’s ministry?

Early

Where did Paul go after he left Thessalonica?

Berea

Who wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians?

Paul, with assistance from Silas and Timothy.

Timothy’s report about the Thessalonian church was?

Encouraging.

What does Paul address in 1 Thessalonians?

What happens to people who die before the return of Jesus.

What does Paul address in 2 Thessalonians?

The man of lawlessness and warning against idleness.

What is the Kenotic Theory?

Explores the self-emptying of God.

In Philippians, Paul describes his chains as a hindrance to the gospel.

False

Which letters are considered the ‘Prison Epistles’?

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” is from which letter?

Philippians 4:4

Why did Paul desire to come to those in Rome?

To impart a spiritual gift and to reap a harvest among them

Of what was Paul NOT ashamed of?

The Gospel.

By what do the just live?

Faith.

Into what images did unrighteous men change the glory of God?

Mortal man, birds, animals, and reptiles

For what did unrighteous men leave the natural use of women?

Lust for one another—men with men

To what does the kindness of God lead a person?

Repentance.

Of what did the Jew boast about?

The Law and relationship to God

From where do we get knowledge of sin?

The Law

From where do we get the righteousness of God?

Through faith in Jesus Christ.

Of what was Abraham fully persuaded?

That God had the power to do what He had promised.

What does tribulation produce?

Perseverance.

What abounds much more where sin abounds?

Grace.

What should we not allow to reign in our bodies?

Sin.

What are the wages of sin?

Death.

What is the gift of God?

Eternal life through Jesus Christ.

To whom is there no condemnation?

Those who are in Christ Jesus.

Who are the sons of God?

Those led by the spirit of God.

Why did Paul have great sorrow and continual grief?

Because of Israel's rejection of Christ

Why didn’t Israel attain righteousness?

They pursued it by works, not by faith

To what kind of tree does Paul liken Israel?

An olive tree.

What has God dealt to each of us?

A measure of faith.

How should we live with all men if possible?

In peace.

How did Paul sum up the commandments regarding our relationships with others?

Love your neighbor as yourself.

For what should we make no provision?

The flesh.

In what things did some Christians differ?

Eating habits and the observance of special days

Corinth's population was around 80,000 plus 20,000 in nearby villages.

True

Corinth was the capital of the Asian province of Constantinople.

False.

Corinth was an important port city linking the Aegean and Ionian seas.

True.

Paul wrote 5 letters to the Church in Corinth, but we only have 3 (2 in the NT).

False

Paul arrived in Corinth around 50/51 AD and spent 18 months founding the church.

True

1 Corinthians 14 is about Love. It begins, “Love is patient, love is kind...”

False.

What Christian leader discipled the Christians in Corinth?

Apollos.

Which was NOT an issue Paul addressed with the Corinthian Church?

Love of money.

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you."

2 Corinthians 4:7-12.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

2 Corinthians 5:17-21.

What books are in the Pastoral Epistles?

1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus.

Where is Timothy from?

Lystra.

Alexander and Hymenaeus were opponents of Paul whom Paul handed over to Satan.

True

Which of these issues are NOT addressed in 1 Timothy?

The supremacy of Christ.

What false teaching did Philetus promote?

That the resurrection had already occurred

"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 3:14-17.

"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."

Titus 3:3-7.

Paul urges Titus to remain in Philippi to continue pastoring.

False.

Does Paul address the Circumcision Group in Titus?

Yes.

Cretans were known to be…

Liars.

The Pastoral Epistles are addressed to churches in Lystra and Derbe.

False.