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050 4 $aBS2650$b.S74 1900a
082 04 $a227
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aStevens, George Barker,$d1854-1906.
245 14 $aThe messages of Paul :$barranged in historical order, analyzed, and freely rendered in paraphrase, with introductions /$cby George Barker Stevens.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bScribner's,$c©1900.
300 $axiii, 268 pages ;$c17 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aThe Messages of the Bible ;$v11
500 $aThe body of the text is a reproduction, with some revision, of the author's "Epistles of Paul in modern English", published in 1898.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 267-268).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- I. Epistles in the early Christian church -- II. Peculiarities of the Pauline epistles -- III. Paul's life and character as reflected in his epistle -- IV. The problems of the early church as reflected in Paul's epistles -- V. The missionary addresses of Paul -- VI. Paul's addresses in defense of himself -- The first epistle to the Thessalonians -- I. The church at Thessalonica and the occasion of Paul' writing of it -- II. The doctrinal and practical contents of the epistle -- III. The date of the epistle -- IV. The first message to the Thessalonians -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. Paul's reminiscences and defense of himself -- 3. The Thessalonians' reception of his message -- 4. Paul's desire to revisit the Thessalonians -- 5. The sending of Timothy and his report -- 6. The apostle's two great desires -- 7. A rebuke of certain sins -- 8. An exhortation to brotherly love -- 9. Comfort in view to the Lord's coming -- 10. Various exhortations and warnings -- The second epistle to the Thessalonians -- I. A later chapter in the history of the Thessalonian church -- II. The application of the idea of the second coming in the Thessalonian church -- III. The second message to the Thessalonians -- 1. Salutation, thanksgiving, and commendation -- 2. Instruction regarding Christ's advent -- 3. Exhortations and warnings -- The epistle to the Galatians -- I. The great doctrinal letters -- II. The Galatians churches -- III. The Judaizing crusade -- IV. The aim and date of the epistle -- V. The message to the Galatians -- 1. The salutation -- 2. The truthfulness of Paul's teaching -- 3. The divine origin of his Gospel -- 4. Paul's activity after his conversion -- 5. The approval of Paul's Gospel by the primitive apostles -- 6. Peter's action at Antioch -- 7. The antagonism between the Judaizing Doctrine and the Gospel -- 8. The true relation between the Gospel and the Law -- 9. The preparatory office of the Law -- 10. Man's position under the Law and under the Gospel -- 11. The inferiority of the Law -- 12. The Galatians' present disregard of Paul undeserved and unwise -- 13. An allegorical argument -- 14. No justification by Ceremonial acts
505 0 $a-- 15. The right use of Christian freedom -- 16. The spiritual and the natural life contrasted -- 17. The Christian law of love -- 18. The law of the spiritual harvest -- 19. The true ground for glorying -- The first epistle to the Corinthians -- I. The city and church of Corinth -- II. The parties in the Corinthian church -- III. The occasion, aim, and characteristics of the epistle -- IV. The first message to the Corinthians -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. The factions within the church -- 3. The case of the fornicator -- 4. Going o law before heathen courts -- 5. The limits of Christian liberty -- 6. The question of marriage -- 7. The proper attitude toward sacrificial meat -- 8. Paul's own example of self-denial -- 9. Christian freedom not to be abused -- 10. Proper conduct in the church assemblies -- 11. The right use of spiritual gifts -- 12. The proofs and meaning of the Resurrection -- 13. The collection for the Jerusalem church and personal reference -- The second epistle to the Corinthians -- I. How the epistle came to be written -- II. The character and value of the epistle -- III. The relation of this epistle to First Corinthians -- IV. The second message to the Corinthians -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. Paul's confidence in the church -- 3. The apostle's efforts on behalf of the church -- 4. The motives of Paul's labor -- 5. The question of intercourse with heathen -- 6. The mission of Titus -- 7. The collection for the Judean churches -- 8. Paul's defense of his apostolic authority -- 9. Concluding instructions and salutations -- The epistle to the Romans -- I. The origin and character of the Roman church -- II. The motive of the epistle
505 0 $aIII. The course of though in the epistle -- IV. The message to the Romans -- 1. Introduction and theme -- 2. Mankind tends not to righteousness, but to evil -- 3. The Jews cannot be saved by good works -- 4. The true way of salvation -- that of faith -- 5. The Old Testament proof of justification by faith -- 6. Praise of God's saving grace -- 7. The refutation of objections and false inferences -- 1. This doctrine of salvation gives no warrant to moral license -- 2. Freedom from the Law not freedom to break it -- 3. The Law merely a useful instrumentality -- 8. The blessedness of being justified -- 9. God's providential dealing with the Jewish nation -- 10. The Jews' responsibility for their rejection -- 11. The restoration of the nation -- 12. The life of consecration of the nation -- 13. The public relations of the Christian -- 14. The treatment of conscientious scruples -- 15. The apostle's inspiring mission -- The epistle to the Colossians -- I. Characteristics of the epistle of the imprisonment -- II. The errors combated in Colossians -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. The pre-eminence of Christ -- 3. The apostle's efforts on behalf of his readers -- 4. A warning against current errors -- 5. The Christian standards of duty -- 6. Personal reference -- The epistle to Philemon -- I. The occasion of the letter -- II. The peculiarities of the letter -- III. The message to Philemon -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. The appeal for Onesimus -- 3. Farewell greeting -- The epistle to the Ephesians -- I. The churches of Asia -- II. Was Ephesians a circular letter? -- III. The theme and date of the epistle -- IV. The message to the Ephesians -- 1. Salutation and praise to God for the blessings of salvation -- 2. The saving, reconciling work of Christ -- 3. The unity of believers -- 4. Demand of Christian life and duty -- 5. Farewell and benediction -- The epistle to the Philippians -- I. Paul's relations with Philippi -- II. The occasion and object of the epistle -- III. The message to the Philippians -- 1. Salutation and thanksgiving -- 2. A chapter in the apostle's experience -- 3. Exhortation to unity and self-denial -- 4. The missions of Timothy and Epaphroditus -- 5. Warnings against Judaism and Libertinism -- 6. Concluding exhortations and greetings.
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830 0 $aMessages of the Bible ;$v11.
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