Colossians Study

Colossians was written by Paul the Apostle from prison (house arrest) during the beginning of his first imprisonment in Rome 61 A.D.
- Paul was under arrest for two years in Rome with a 24 hour guard (Acts 28:16,30) and was then probably released due to his accusers having a weak case against him

Colossians was written to the Christians at the church in Colossae
- Paul had never been there and had not met many of the Christians there – this was written to nip a heresy in the bud
The letter is about: Christ is God. He is divine and before all of creation.

The letter was written
- To counteract some powerful and dangerous teachings
- To proclaim Jesus Christ as the source of all – the power behind all creation
- To urge Christians to reject any teaching that lowers Christ

PDF File for the Study on Colossians:

http://sites.google.com/site/johnandjudygrasham/Home/Colossians_Slides.pdf?attredirects=0

Philippians Study

Philippians was written by Paul the Apostle - from prison (house arrest) during his first imprisonment in Rome 61 A.D.

It was written to the Christians at the church in Philippi (the church there was established in 50 A.D. – was probably the best organized of all of the early churches because they already had elders and deacons by the time Paul wrote this letter)

The letter was written:
- To thank the Philippians for their gifts
- To give a report on his circumstances in prison
- To encourage them to live lives of Joy and Faith in adversity
- To encourage them to practice unity and humility
- To warn against those that would force Jewish customs on Gentile Christians (Judaizers)
- To warn against those that say you can live however you like (Libertines or Antinomians)

PDF File for the Study on Philippians:

http://sites.google.com/site/johnandjudygrasham/Home/Philippians_Slides.pdf?attredirects=0

Romans Study

Romans was written by Paul the Apostle (the author of twelve other books of the New Testament). It was written during his third missionary journey between 55-57 A.D.
From the country of Greece in or near the city of Corinth.

It was written to the Christians at the church in Rome (the capital of the Roman empire).

Romans is about
- What the gospel (the good news) is
- What God’s plan of salvation is
- How God makes all people (both Jew and Gentile) right with Him
- How Faith works in God’s plan

Romans was written
- To prepare the Christians in Rome for his coming (he intended to visit – he didn’t know he would arrive as a prisoner on his way to stand trial before Nero Caesar)
- To tell the Christians there about the Gospel and God’s plan of salvation
- To explain how Jews and Gentiles were all part of God’s plan now

PDF File for the Study on Romans:

http://sites.google.com/site/johnandjudygrasham/Home/Romans.pdf?attredirects=0

How to Study and Teach the Bible

This lesson details our method for studying the Bible and also can be used to teach the Bible. It goes into the details of how we use our approach:

1) What does it say? 2) What does it mean? 3) So what?

PDF File for How to Study and Teach the Bible:

http://sites.google.com/site/johnandjudygrasham/Home/How_to_Study_The_Bible.pdf?attredirects=0