Deutero-Pauline Letters

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Deutero-Pauline Letters

• Colossians
• Ephesians
• I and II Timothy
• Titus

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Colossians

• This epistle was sent because of some
  difficulties which arose among the Colossians,
  probably from false teachers, in consequence of
  which they sent to the apostle. The scope of the
  epistle is to show, that all hope of man's
  redemption is founded on Christ, in whom alone
  are all complete fulness, perfections, and
  sufficiency.

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Chapter 1

• The apostle Paul salutes the Colossians, and
  blesses God for their faith, love, and hope.
  (1-8) Prays for their fruitfulness in spiritual
  knowledge. (9-14) Gives a glorious view of
  Christ. (15-23) And sets out his own character,
  as the apostle of the Gentiles. (24-29)

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Colossians Commentary-Power

• Good words will not do without good works. He who
  undertakes to give strength to his people, is a
  God of power, and of glorious power. The blessed
  Spirit is the author of this. In praying for
  spiritual strength, we are not straitened, or
  confined in the promises, and should not be so in
  our hopes and desires. The grace of God in the
  hearts of believers is the power of God and
  there is glory in this power.

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Colossians 3

• The Colossians exhorted to be heavenly-minded
  (1-4) to mortify all corrupt affections (5-11)
  to live in mutual love, forbearance, and
  forgiveness (12-17) and to practise the duties
  of wives and husbands, children, parents, and
  servants. (18-25)

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Colossians Commentary

• As Christians are freed from the ceremonial law,
  they must walk the more closely with God in
  gospel obedience. As heaven and earth are
  contrary one to the other, both cannot be
  followed together and affection to the one will
  weaken and abate affection to the other.

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Ephesians
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Ephesians

• This epistle was written when St. Paul was a
  prisoner at Rome. The design appears to be to
  strengthen the Ephesians in the faith of Christ,
  and to give exalted views of the love of God, and
  of the dignity and excellence of Christ,
  fortifying their minds against the scandal of the
  cross. He shows that they were saved by grace,
  and that however wretched they once were, they
  now had equal privileges with the Jews.

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Ephesians Commentary-Grace

• All Christians must be saints if they come not
  under that character on earth, they will never be
  saints in glory. Those are not saints, who are
  not faithful, believing in Christ, and true to
  the profession they make of relation to their
  Lord. By grace, understand the free and
  undeserved love and favor of God, and those
  graces of the Spirit which come from it by
  peace, all other blessings, spiritual and
  temporal, the fruits of the former. No peace
  without grace. No peace, nor grace, but from God
  the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ and
  the best saints need fresh supplies of the graces
  of the Spirit, and desire to grow.

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Ephesians 6

• The duties of children and parents. (1-4) Of
  servants and masters. (5-9) All Christians are to
  put on spiritual armour against the enemies of
  their souls. (10-18) The apostle desires their
  prayers, and ends with his apostolic blessing.
  (19-24)

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Ephesians 611

• Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be
  able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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Weapons in Bible

• Sword Judges 2015 Ezekiel 3227
• Two-edged sword Psalms 1496 Proverbs 54
• Dagger Judges 316,21,22
• Dart or javelin 1 Samuel 1810,11 2 Samuel
  1814
• Spear or lance 1 Samuel 267 Jeremiah 5042
• Battle-axe Ezekiel 269 Jeremiah 5120
• Bow and arrows Genesis 4822 1 Kings 2234
• Sling 1 Samuel 1750 2 Kings 325

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Ephesians Commentary-Armor

• The Christian armor is made to be worn and there
  is no putting off our armor till we have done our
  warfare, and finished our course. The combat is
  not against human enemies, nor against our own
  corrupt nature only we have to do with an enemy
  who has a thousand ways of beguiling unstable
  souls. The devils assault us in the things that
  belong to our souls, and labour to deface the
  heavenly image in our hearts. We must resolve by
  God's grace, not to yield to Satan. Resist him,
  and he will flee.

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1 Timothy
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1 Timothy

• The design of the epistle appears to be, that
  Timothy having been left at Ephesus, St. Paul
  wrote to instruct him in the choice of proper
  officers in the church, as well as in the
  exercise of a regular ministry. Also, to caution
  against the influence of false teachers, who by
  subtle distinctions and endless disputes,
  corrupted the purity and simplicity of the
  gospel.

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1 Timothy 3

• The qualifications and behaviour of gospel
  bishops. (1-7) And of deacons and their wives.
  (8-13) The reason of writing about these, and
  other church affairs. (14-16)

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1 Timothy Commentary-Minister

• A minister must give as little occasion for blame
  as can be, lest he bring reproach upon his
  office. He must be sober, temperate, moderate in
  all his actions, and in the use of all
  creature-comforts. Sobriety and watchfulness are
  put together in Scripture, they assist one the
  other. The families of ministers ought to be
  examples of good to all other families. We should
  take heed of pride it is a sin that turned
  angels into devils. He must be of good repute
  among his neighbours, and under no reproach from
  his former life.

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1 Timothy Commentary-Church

• The church is the house of God he dwells there.
  The church holds forth the Scripture and the
  doctrine of Christ, as a pillar holds forth a
  proclamation. When a church ceases to be the
  pillar and ground of truth, we may and ought to
  forsake her for our regard to truth should be
  first and greatest. The mystery of godliness is
  Christ. He is God, who was made flesh, and was
  manifest in the flesh. God was pleased to
  manifest himself to man, by his own Son taking
  the nature of man.

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1 Timothy Commentary-Charity

• All believers are required to relieve those
  belonging to their families who are destitute,
  that the church may not be prevented from
  relieving such as are entirely destitute and
  friendless.

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1 Timothy 610

• For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
  evil, for which some have strayed from the faith
  in their greediness, and pierced themselves
  through with many sorrows.

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1 Timothy Commentary-Money

• People may have money, and yet not love it but
  if they love it, this will push them on to all
  evil. Every sort of wickedness and vice, in one
  way or another, grows from the love of money. We
  cannot look around without perceiving many proofs
  of this, especially in a day of outward
  prosperity, great expenses, and loose profession.

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2 Timothy
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2 Timothy

• The first design of this epistle seems to have
  been, to apprize Timothy of what had occurred
  during the imprisonment of the apostle, and to
  request him to come to Rome. But being uncertain
  whether he should be suffered to live to see him,
  Paul gives a variety of advices and
  encouragements, for the faithful discharge of his
  ministerial duties. As this was a private epistle
  written to St. Paul's most intimate friend, under
  the miseries of imprisonment, and in the near
  prospect of death,

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• Paul expresses great affection for Timothy. (1-5)
  Exhorts him to improve his spiritual gifts.
  (6-14) Tells of many who basely deserted him but
  speaks with affection of Onesiphorus. (15-18)

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2 Timothy Commentary-Faithful

• As our trials increase, we need to grow stronger
  in that which is good our faith stronger, our
  resolution stronger, our love to God and Christ
  stronger. This is opposed to our being strong in
  our own strength. All Christians, but especially
  ministers, must be faithful to their Captain, and
  resolute in his cause.

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2 Timothy 23

• You therefore must endure hardship as a good
  soldier of Jesus Christ.

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2 Timothy 3

• The apostle foretells the rise of dangerous
  enemies to the gospel. (1-9) Proposes his own
  example to Timothy. (10-13) And exhorts him to
  continue in the doctrine he had learned from the
  Holy Scriptures. (14-17)

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2 Timothy Commentary-Carnality

• God is to be loved above all but a carnal mind,
  full of enmity against him, prefers any thing
  before him, especially carnal pleasure. A form of
  godliness is very different from the power from
  such as are found to be hypocrites, real
  Christians must withdraw. Such persons have been
  found within the outward church, in every place,
  and at all times.

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2 Timothy 47-8

• I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
  race, I have kept the faith.
• Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of
  righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
  Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me
  only but also to all who have loved His
  appearing.

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2 Timothy Commentary-Crown

• Paul had kept the faith, kept the doctrines of
  the gospel. What comfort will it afford, to be
  able to speak in this manner toward the end of
  our days! The crown of believers is a crown of
  righteousness, purchased by the righteousness of
  Christ. Believers have it not at present, yet it
  is sure, for it is laid up for them. The
  believer, amidst poverty, pain, sickness, and the
  agonies of death, may rejoice but if the duties
  of a man's place and station are neglected, his
  evidence of interest in Christ will be darkened,
  and uncertainty and distress may be expected to
  cloud and harass his last hours.

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Titus
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Titus

• This epistle chiefly contains directions to Titus
  concerning the elders of the Church, and the
  manner in which he should give instruction and
  the latter part tells him to urge obedience to
  magistrates, to enforce good works, avoid foolish
  questions, and shun heresies. The instructions
  the apostle gave are all plain and simple. The
  Christian religion was not formed to answer
  worldly or selfish views, but it is the wisdom of
  God and the power of God.

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Titus Commentary-Hypocrisy

• Many profess to know God, yet in their lives deny
  and reject him. See the miserable state of
  hypocrites, such as have a form of godliness, but
  are without the power yet let us not be so ready
  to fix this charge on others, as careful that it
  does not apply to ourselves.

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Titus 21-4

• But as for you, speak the things which are proper
  for sound doctrine
• that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate,
  sound in faith, in love, in patience
• the older women likewise, that they be reverent
  in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much
  wine, teachers of good things that they admonish
  the young women to love their husbands, to love
  their children,

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Titus Commentary-Rules

• Faith works by, and must be seen in love, of God
  for himself, and of men for God's sake. Aged
  persons are apt to be peevish and fretful
  therefore need to be on their guard. Though there
  is not express Scripture for every word, or look,
  yet there are general rules, according to which
  all must be ordered. Young women must be sober
  and discreet for many expose themselves to fatal
  temptations by what at first might be only want
  of discretion.

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Titus Commentary-Profession

• Christianity is not a fruitless profession and
  its professors must be filled with the fruits of
  righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the
  glory and praise of God. They must be doing good,
  as well as keeping away from evil. Let "ours"
  follow some honest labor and employment, to
  provide for themselves and their families.

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The End