The Epistles
The Epistles were written by the apostles
Paul, Peter, James the half-brother of Christ, and the apostle John and Jude
the other half-brother of Christ, and they were written to the early Christian
churches, the apostolic churches of God from Rome, throughout Asia Minor, parts
of Greece, Judea and Jerusalem itself. They were written to help edify and encourage the members of those
congregations to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, and they
expounded on all aspects of Christian living. They spelled out various doctrinal understandings, giving instructions
to specific congregations. They are the
Bible’s guide for all congregations, as the lessons are directly
applicable. One thing I noticed is that
all these congregations were what you would call either semi-autonomous or
autonomous. Jerusalem was not the
Headquarters Church or congregation, as some would like to assume. For the most part, except for special
offerings to relieve famine in Jerusalem or elsewhere, tithes apparently stayed
within each congregation for it’s own ministry and evangelism, as nothing in
the Epistles mentions where the tithes went. These congregations, all under the gentle guidance of the apostles, were
very strictly non-hierarchal in government structure. As Paul stated in 2nd Corinthians 1:24, “not for that we have dominion over
your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.” For
example, the church of God at Corinth had many problems of all sorts. Paul instructed them on what to do, and for
the most part, stepped back and let them straighten things out on their
own. And then he came to visit
them. Self-government in a
semi-autonomous structure appeared to be the apostolic pattern for the early
apostolic churches of God throughout the Roman Empire. On the other hand, hierarchal forms of church
government have come to be, patterned after the Roman Catholic model. From an evil tree comes evil fruit, and from
a good tree comes good fruit.
Epistles
(Letters of the Apostles) Site Map
Romans
Romans
Introduction
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/introduction.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/introduction2.htm
Romans
1:6-17
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans1-3_3.htm
Romans
1:18-21
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans1-3_2.htm
Romans
1:24-32
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans1-3.htm
Romans
2:1-4
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-1-4page1.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-1-4pg2.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-1-4pg3.htm
Romans
2:4-29
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-4-29-FalseSecuritypg1.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-4-29FalseSecuritypg2.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
2-4-29FalseSecuritypg3.htm
Romans
3:1-20
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-1-20page1.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-1-20page2.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-1-20page3.htm
Romans
3:21-27
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-21-27.htm
Romans
3:24-25
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-24-25.htm
Romans
3:24-26
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-24-26.htm
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-24-26s.htm
Romans
3:24
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
3-24h.htm
Romans
4:1-5
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans4-1-5.htm
Romans
4:5-16
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans4-5-16.htm
Romans
4:17-25
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans4-17-25.htm
Romans
5:1-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-1-2.htm
Romans
5:3-5
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-3-5.htm
Romans
5:6-8
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-6-8.htm
Romans
5:9, pt-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-9pt1.htm
Romans
5:9, pt-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-9pt2.htm
Romans
5:10-11
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-10-11.htm
Romans
5:12-21
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans5-12-21.htm
Romans
6:1-5, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-1-5page1.htm
Romans
6:1-5, page-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-1-5page2.htm
Romans
6:3-14, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-3-14page1.htm
Romans
6:3-14, page-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-3-14page2.htm
Romans
6:6-22, pt-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-6-22
part1htm.htm
Romans
6:6-22, pt-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-6-22
part2htm.htm
Romans
6:23, pt-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-23.htm
Romans
6:23, pt-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans6-23part2.htm
Romans
7:1-6, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans7-1-6page1.htm
Romans
7:1-6, page-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans7-1-6page2.htm
Romans
7:7-25, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans7-7-25page1.htm
Romans
7:7-25, page-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans7-7-25page2.htm
Romans
7:7-25, page-3
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans7-7-25page3.htm
Romans
8:1-17
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans8-1-17.htm
Romans
8:18-27, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans8-18-27.htm
Romans
8:18-27, page-2
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans
8-18-271.htm
Romans
chapters 9-11
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans9-11.htm
Romans
chapters 12-13
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans12-14.htm
Romans
8:27-39, page-1
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Romans8-28-39pg1.htm
Romans
chapter 14
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/romans12-14_2.htm
Petra-Place
of Safety
https://unityinchrist.com/romans/Petra-ThePlaceofSafety.htm
1st
Corinthians
1
Corinthians 1:1-31
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/1st%20Corinthians.htm
1
Corinthians 1-4
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor1-4.htm
1
Corinthians 5-6
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor5-6.htm
1
Corinthians 7
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor7.htm
1
Corinthians 8-11
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor8-11.htm
1
Corinthians 12-14
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor12-14.htm
1
Corinthians 15-16
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians/cor15-16.htm
2nd
Corinthians
2nd
Corinthian 1:1-7
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2ndCorinthians1-1-7.htm
2nd
Corinthian 1:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2ndCorinthians1-1-14.htm
2nd
Corinthians 1:15-24/ 2:1-17
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2ndCorinthians1-15-24.htm
2nd
Corinthians 3:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2ndCorinthians3-1-18.htm
2nd
Corinthians 4:7-18
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%204.htm
2nd
Corinthians 5:12-21
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%205-12-21.htm
2nd
Corinthians 6:4-18
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians6-4-18.htm
2nd
Corinthians 7:-16/ 8:1-15
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%207%201-16.htm
2nd
Corinthians 8:16-24/ 9:1-15
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%208%2016-24.htm
2nd
Corinthians 10:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%2010%201-18.htm
2nd
Corinthians 11:1-33
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%2011%201-33.htm
2nd
Corinthians 12:1-21
https://unityinchrist.com/corinthians2/2nd%20Corinthians%2012%201-21.htm
Galatians
Galatians
1:1-24
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians1-1-24.htm
Galatians
2:1-21
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians2-1-21.htm
Galatians
3:1-29
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians3-1-29.htm
Galatians
4:1-31
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians4-1-31.htm
Galatians
5:1-26
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians5-1-26.htm
Galatians
6:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/galatians/Galatians6-1-18.htm
Ephesians
Ephesians
1:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/Eph1-1-14.htm
Ephesians
1:15-23/ 2:1-5
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/Eph1-1-15pg1.htm
Ephesians
2:6-22/3:1-11
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/Eph%202-6page1.htm
Ephesians
3:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/stepstopower2.htm
Ephesians
3:14-21
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/fourthstep.htm
Ephesians
4:1-16
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/bodyofchrist.htm
Ephesians
4:17-24
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/ourminds.htm
Ephesians
4:25-32/ 5:1-7
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/ourattitudes.htm
Ephesians
4:25-32/5:4
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/tongues.htm
Ephesians
5:1-28
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/newwalk.htm
Ephesians
6:5-9
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/slavesmaster.htm
Ephesians
6:10-20
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/eph6armour.htm
Ephesians
6:18-20 prayer
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/eph6_18-20pray.htm
They
Found the Secret
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/secrets.htm
Put
On The Armour
https://unityinchrist.com/ephesians/putonarmour.htm
Philippians
Philippians
1:1-30
https://unityinchrist.com/philippians/Philippians%201%201-30.htm
Philippians
2:1-16
https://unityinchrist.com/philippians/Philippians%202%201-16.htm
Philippians
2:17-30/ 3:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/philippians/Philippians%202%2017-30.htm
Philippians 3:15-21/ 4:1-7
https://unityinchrist.com/philippians/Philippians%203%2015-21.htm
Philippians
4:8-23
https://unityinchrist.com/philippians/Philippians%204%209-23.htm
Colossians
Colossians
1:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/Colosians/Colossians1-1-18.htm
Colossians
1:19-29
https://unityinchrist.com/Colosians/Colossians1-19-29.htm
Colossians
2:6-23
https://unityinchrist.com/Colosians/Colossians2-6-23.htm
Colossians
3:5-25
https://unityinchrist.com/Colosians/Colossians3-5-25.htm
Colossians
4:2-18
https://unityinchrist.com/Colosians/Colossians4-2-18.htm
1st
Thessalonians
1st
Thessalonians 1:1-10
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians1-1-10.htm
1st
Thessalonians 2:1-20
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians2-1-20.htm
1st
Thessalonians 3:1-13/ 4:1-12
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians3-1-13.htm
1st Thessalonians 4:13-18
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians4-13-18.htm
1st
Thessalonians 4:16-18
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians4-16-18.htm
1st
Thessalonians 5:1-28
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/1stThessalonians5-1-28.htm
2nd
Thessalonians
2nd
Thessalonians 1:1-13/ 2:1-5
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/2ndThessalonians1-1-13.htm
2nd
Thessalonians 2:6-12
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/2ndThessalonians2-6-12.htm
2nd
Thessalonians 2:13-17
https://unityinchrist.com/1thes/2ndThessalonians2-13-17.htm
1st
Timothy
1st
Timothy 1:1-17
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1st%20Timothy%201%201-17.htm
1st
Timothy 2:1-15
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1stTimothy2-1-15.htm
1st
Timothy 3:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1stTimothy3-1-13.htm
1st
Timothy 4:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1stTimothy4-1-13.htm
1st
Timothy 5:1-25
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1stTimothy5-1-25.htm
1st
Timothy 6:3-21
https://unityinchrist.com/1stTim/1stTimothy6-3-21.htm
2nd
Timothy
2nd
Timothy 1:1-2
https://unityinchrist.com/2ndTim/2ndTimothy1-1-12.htm
2nd
Timothy 2:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/2ndTim/2ndTimothy2-1-13.htm
2nd
Timothy 2:14-26
https://unityinchrist.com/2ndTim/2ndTimothy2-14-26.htm
2nd
Timothy 3:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/2ndTim/2ndTimothy3-1-13.htm
Titus
Titus
1:1-16
https://unityinchrist.com/Titus/Titus%201%201-16.htm
Titus
2:1-15
https://unityinchrist.com/Titus/Titus%202%201-15.htm
Titus
3:1-15
https://unityinchrist.com/Titus/Titus%203%201-15.htm
James
James
1:1-11
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James1-1-11.htm
James
1:12-27
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James1-12-27.htm
James
2:1-26
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James2-1-26.htm
James
3:1-12
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James3-1-12.htm
James
4:1-17
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James4-1-17.htm
James
5:1-20
https://unityinchrist.com/James/James5-1-20.htm
Philemon
Philemon
verses 1-25
https://unityinchrist.com/philemon/Philemon.htm
Hebrews
Hebrews
1:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews1-1-14.htm
Hebrews
2:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews2-1-18.htm
Hebrews
3:1-19
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews3-1-19.htm
Hebrews
4:1-16, Meaning of the Sabbath
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews4-1-16.htm
Hebrews
5:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews5-1-14.htm
Hebrews
6:1-20
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews6-1-20.htm
Hebrews
7:1-28
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%207%201-28.htm
Hebrews
8:1-13
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%208%201-13.htm
Hebrews
9:1-28
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%209%201-28.html
Hebrews
10:1-39
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2010%201-39.html
Hebrews 11:1-4
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%201-4.html
Hebrews
11:5-8
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%205-8.html
Hebrews
11:9-16
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%209-16.html
Hebrews
11:17-22
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%2017-22.html
Hebrews
11:23-27
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%2023-27.html
Hebrews
11:28-31
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews11-28-31.htm
Hebrews
11:32-40
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2011%2032-40.html
Hebrews
12:3-29
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2012%204-29.html
Hebrews
13:1-25
https://unityinchrist.com/hebrews/Hebrews%2013%201-25.html
What
is Faith?
https://unityinchrist.com/faith/whatis.htm
1st
Peter
1st
Peter 1:1-9
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter1-1-9.htm
1st
Peter 1:7-19
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter1-7-19.htm
1st
Peter 1:20-25
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter1-20-25.htm
1st
Peter 2:4-15
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter2-4-15.htm
1st
Peter 2:15-25
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter2-15-25.htm
1st
Peter 3:1-6
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter3-1-6.htm
1st
Peter 3:7
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter3-7.htm
1st
Peter 3:8-22
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter3-8-22.htm
1st
Peter 4:1-19
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter4-1-19.htm
1st
Peter 5:1-14
https://unityinchrist.com/1stPeter/1stPeter5-1-14.htm
2nd
Peter
2nd
Peter 1:1-11
https://unityinchrist.com/2peter/2nd%20Peter%201%201-11.html
2nd
Peter 1:12-21
https://unityinchrist.com/2peter/2nd%20Peter%201%2012-21.html
2nd
Peter 2:4-22
https://unityinchrist.com/2peter/2nd%20Peter%202%204-22.html
2nd Peter 3:1-18
https://unityinchrist.com/2peter/2nd%20Peter%203%201-18.html
1st
John 1-5
1st
John 1:1-8
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1johnold.htm
1st
John 2:1-17
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1st%20John%202-1-17pg1.htm
1st
John 2:18-29
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1st%20John%202-18-29pg1.htm
1st
John 3:4-24/ 4:1-3
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1st%20John%203-4-24pg1.htm
1st
John 4:4-21
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1st%20John%204-4-21.htm
1st
John 5:1-21
https://unityinchrist.com/1john/1st%20John%205-1-21.htm
2nd
John
https://unityinchrist.com/2John/2ndJohn1-13new.htm
3rd
John”
https://www.unityinchrist.com/3John/3ndJohn.htm
Jude
https://unityinchrist.com/jude/Jude%20verses%201-11.html
https://unityinchrist.com/jude/Jude%20verses%2012-25.html
