Prison Letters

{EPHESUS, COLOSSAE, PHILIPPI}

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{COLOSSIANS}
  1. Beginning and Firstborn - {PDF Copy} - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasized the exalted position of Jesus that he attained through his death and resurrection – Colossians 1:18-19)
  2. God's One Household - {PDF Copy} - (The promises, types, and shadows of the Hebrew Bible are fulfilled in the Son of God and Messiah of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth)

{PHILIPPIANS}
  1. Until the Day of Christ - {PDF Copy} - (Paul exhorts the church to pursue perfection, a process that will culminate in the resurrection on the Day of Christ)
  2. The Suffering Servant - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples are summoned to adopt the same mind that Jesus had when he poured out his life unto death for the sake of others – Philippians 2:5-11)
  3. The Mind of Christ - {PDF Copy} - (The submission of Jesus to an unjust death is the paradigm for the love and service to others that disciples are summoned to manifest – Philippians 2:5-11)

{EPHESIANS}
  1. One People - {PDF Copy} - (By his death, Jesus formed one covenant community - One New Man - based on faith in him, not ethnicity or nationality – Ephesians 2:11-22)
  2. Warfare in the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples wage spiritual warfare through right conduct, acts of love, and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ)
  3. God's One Household - {PDF Copy} - (The promises, types, and shadows of the Hebrew Bible are fulfilled in the Son of God and Messiah of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth)

Greek ruins photo by Caglar Araz on Unsplash
[Greek ruins photo by Caglar Araz on Unsplash]