Amen!

2 Corinthians, Galatians, beg. Ephesians #27

We're really making great progress!

Beginning tomorrow, December 9, 2010, this week's assignments are:

Wednesday: 2 Corinthians, chapters 1 - 3;
Thursday: chapters 4 - 6;
Friday: chapters 7 - 9;
Saturday: chapters 10 - 13;
Sunday: Galatians, chapters 1 - 3;
Monday: chapters 4 - 6;
Tuesday: Ephesians, chapters 1 - 3

2 Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians were all written by Paul.

Read 2 Corinthians as you would a personal letter. Are you able to discern Paul's mood as he writes this letter? How would you describe his relationship with the church at Corinth? Did you find anything applicable to your own life to record?

The letter from Paul to the Galatians contains a completely different tone. What do you discern? My Student Bible describes this letter as one written in anger... as though Paul were in a courtroom. What is happening here? What will you record?

The letter Paul writes to the Ephesians is a "good news book" (description from my Student Bible) where, "if you feel discouraged or wonder if God really cares or question whether the Christian life is worth effort, read Ephesians." You might consider recording what might offer YOU encouragement and post a verse here and there in your home, as well as in your journal!

Finishing Romans and Beginning 1 Corinthians #26

Slowly but surely, we're going to finish reading the entire New Testament for the second time!

Beginning Wednesday, you will read the final four chapters of Romans (chapters 13 - 16).
On Thursday, read 1 Corinthians, chapters 1 - 3;
Friday's assignment: 1 Corinthians, chapters 4 - 6;
Saturday: 1 Corinthians, chapters 7 - 9;
Sunday: 1 Corinthians, chapters 10 - 12;
Monday: 1 Corinthians, chapters 13 - 16.

Re-read anything you've highlighted and or noted this past week on Tuesday. Do a bit of journaling.

Paul wrote this letter to the people of Rome. At that time, Rome was the center of the world in every way: law, culture, power, and learning. A letter to these people had to be impressive. According to my Student Bible, "Romans is a book to savor, slowly and carefully. Romans manages to encompass all essentials of the Christian faith."

Corinth, as we've stated before, is described as being a place of shameless and immoral life. Paul had worked in Corinth for 18 months. My Student Bible states, "To everyone's surprise, the church he founded became one of the largest in the first century. But several years later he heard reports that the church, true to its city's heritage had broken out in a series of spiritual ills. The distressing news prompted the letter known as 1 Corinthians."

Do you detect a difference between the tone of the letter entitled "Romans" and this letter, "1 Corinthians?"