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Paul put Titus in charge of the church in Crete and gave him this letter of
instruction on how to do the work there. The letter to Philemon from Paul asked
him to take back his runaway slave, Onesimus, who had met Paul and was converted
to Christ. The author of Hebrews wrote in order to encourage and energize the
Christian readers into a viable and active faith in Jesus. It appears they had begun
to lose heart and were in danger of allowing unbelief to grow. James is a book that
speaks of works. It teaches that we are saved by faith only, but saving faith
never is alone. It is always accompanied by good works. I Peter's purpose is
to strengthen and comfort those believers who are called upon to bear severe
testing as a trial of their faith. II Peter warns against church leaders
allowing sin in the church for the sake of monetary gain. Sin will bring
blindness, and they will no longer look for the Lord. I, II & III John speak
about fellowship, to not belittle the deity of Jesus, to live righteously by
faith, to love one another, to resist false teachers, and to hold fast to the
faith. Jude is devoted to the great apostasy of the last days and the conditions
before the apocalyptic judgements fall. It brings to a climax all the teaching
regarding apostasy. Revelation as a book of prophecy contains descriptions of
unique animals, angels, demons, beasts, harlots, and brides. Christ is the central
figure as it talks of the ages. "Blessed is he that reads it and they that hear
it and keeps those things that are written therein."
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