Timothy and Titus

Next up, a discussion of Timothy and Titus on November 15.

Here is the link to the lesson.

George Herbert "The Elixir"

A 16th-century poem I didn't have time to read in class today:

Teach me, my God and King,

         In all things Thee to see,

And what I do in anything

         To do it as for Thee.

[...]

A servant with this clause

         Makes drudgery divine:

Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws,

         Makes that and th' action fine.

See the entire poem here.

Philippians

On Sunday, November 8 Michaela will lead a discussion on the letter to the Philippians.

Note that Philippians 2:6-11 is a hymn that Paul transcribes and that some commentators believe is the oldest text in the New Testament, composed just after Christ's resurrection.

Here is the link to the manual.

Ephesians

Sunday November 1 we will study the epistle to the Ephesians (gospel doctrine manual lesson 39). We will primarily discuss the second half of chapter 5 and the first half of chapter 6.

Here are some questions to consider as you read:

How does Ephesians suggest our relationships with others (spouse, children, masters) should change? On what should they be based?

Does the Bible condone slavery?

What does Ephesians suggest about how we should approach our jobs?

Acts 21-28

Here is the link to this week's lesson taught by Michaela.

Hebrews

After Michaela's excellent lesson last Sunday on Romans, we will tackle Hebrews this weekend.

Here are a few questions we may consider:

1-Many epistles are written to a specific group to address a specific problem (e.g. circumcision in Galatians). What seems to be the problem Hebrews addresses?

2-How does Hebrews represent Christ (what imagery, references, etc. are used)?

3-What is faith? What does faith allow people to do/become?

General Conference

General Conference is this weekend. For your conference weekend reading, consider perusing Romans and Hebrews, the next two books we will cover in gospel doctrine.