Page 5 - Pastoral Epistles student textbook

Colossians 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and
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Timothy our brother, to God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and
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sistersin Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

 Colossians was written to a church.
1 Thessalonians 1:1. Paul, Silasand Timothy, to the church of the

Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
 1 Thessalonians was written to a church.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2. Paul, Silasand Timothy, to the church of the
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Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you
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from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 2 Thessalonians was written to a church.

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1 Timothy 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our
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Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy
and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
 1 Timothy was written to a pastor – Timothy.

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2 Timothy 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping
with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy
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and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
 2 Timothy was written to a pastor.
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Titus 1:1-4. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further
the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— in
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the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of
time, and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the
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preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, to Titus, my true son in
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our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
 Titus was written to a pastor.
Philemon 1:1-3. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to
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Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker— also to Apphia our sister and Archippus
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our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to
youfrom God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 Philemon was written to Philemon … and to the church.
Paul wrote 13 letters / books of the New Testament.

John wrote five books of the New Testament.
But neither Paul nor John wrote the majority of the New Testament.

Luke wrote two books of the New Testament: Luke and Acts. However, Luke’s two books, by volume,
contain more of the New Testament than any other writer.

For this class, we will study the three books in our New Testament that are referred to as the Pastoral
Epistles. 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus.

The Pastoral Epistles contain 13 chapters. 1 Timothy has six chapters. 2 Timothy has four chapters.
Titus has three chapters.

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