Expositions
Book-by-book studies from Matthew to Revelation, tracing the background, themes and message of each book.
Book 1 of 22
The Gospel of Matthew is written in the aim to present Jesus as Messiah who had come down from the line of Abraham, thus showing Him also to be the Son of Abraham and the Son of David so as to show that Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the lineage of the Messiah. Also,
Book 2 of 22
The gospel by Mark is written with servanthood as its theme, portraying our Lord Jesus as One who came to serve, showing Himself to be our example of service towards men. Here, we see Jesus, who being God, chose to make Himself nothing, taking upon Himself the very nature of a servant (Phil. 2 : 6 –
Book 3 of 22
The gospel by Luke is commonly known as the missionary gospel – the gospel with an evangelistic essence in its account. In Luke, the gospel is extended to the Gentiles and is written in such manner so as to present Jesus as the Savior of the world. The Lord Jesus is shown as the ideal Man, the perfe
Book 4 of 22
Having discussed the gospel as recorded by Matthew, Mark and John, we now come to the gospel recorded by the disciple, John. Like how the gospel differs in the essence of revelation given their respective authors, so John’s record stands out as one that is written to bring across a divine revelation
Book 5 of 22
The chapters of the four gospels are richly soaked with the account of the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus which also overflows into the book of Acts. Acts read like a sequel to the four gospels, drawing the curtains down on Jesus’ ministry as the Son of Man, and unveiling us to this present age
Book 6 of 22
This issue deals with one of the several epistles of Apostle Paul - Romans. The words and contents of this epistle are in themselves sound and highly evolved enough to silence any sceptic; but beyond that, beneath the black and white of Romans lies a remarkably refined and well-crafted delivery of C
Book 7 of 22
Paul first visited Corinth on his second missionary trip (Acts 18). There, many souls were saved through his preaching of the gospel and a church was formed out of his ministry. Three years from then, while Paul was ministering in Ephesus, he received disturbing reports from Chloe's household regard
Book 8 of 22
Second Corinthians, Paul’s second letter to the Corinth Church followed shortly after his first one to them. Unlike the first, this letter is intensely personal and the words used by Paul are like the language of his heart towards the Corinth church.
Book 9 of 22
Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, Romans, was like a manual on Christian doctrine. Therein, he gave the church an introduction to faith in the Lord Jesus - teaching and upholding biblical values, essentials, and principles in the Christian doctrine. The emphasis there in Romans was on the fundame
Book 10 of 22
Ephesians, like most of Paul's other epistles to the Gentile churches, was written during his imprisonment in Rome. Addressing the believers in the church of Ephesus, the letter was written to address three principal points. Firstly, to explain the establishment of a spiritual body (the church) to b
Book 11 of 22
The Church at Philippi was founded by Paul during his second missionary journey. This church had a history that went back all the way to the time when Paul received a calling to bring the Lord’s ministry to Macedonia.
Book 12 of 22
Colossians was an epistle of Paul, written even before he had the chance to see them – a circumstance similar to that experienced with the church in Rome. Nevertheless, Colossians extends rather than departs from the other of his epistles. There is still the apostle’s keen sense in urging a response
Book 13 of 22
First and Second Thessalonians are two letters written by Paul to the young Thessalonica church. They bear the essential message of comfort and exhortation to the Thessalonians in response to the people’s persevering faith during that period of intense persecution. Among the several words of encoura
Book 14 of 22
As soon as Paul dedicated himself to the Lord’s ministry, his life became fraught with much persecution and trials. For preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul was rejected by people, thrown into jail, and even beaten up. Nonetheless, not beset by the persecutions, Paul perseveringly stood to the
Book 15 of 22
Just as Timothy was charged by Paul to instruct the church in Ephesus, so Titus was left in Crete to manage the affairs of the church there (Titus 1:5) The epistles to Timothy and Titus are hence often referred to as pastoral epistles.
Book 16 of 22
One of the least frequently quoted books, Philemon was written at almost the same time as the letter of Colossians and delivered to Colosse by Tychicus and Onesimus. (Col. 4:7-9; Phil. 12). Philemon was likely to be converted under Paul’s ministry (vs. 19). Philemon was a master of slaves, a well-to
Book 17 of 22
This anonymous epistle was specially dedicated to the Jewish believers. However, as Christ said to His apostles in Mk. 13 : 37 “What I say to you, I say to all ...”, this book can speak and should be taken to speak to us as to the Christian Jews. After they acknowledged the resurrection and ascensio
Book 18 of 22
The epistle of James was written to the twelve tribes of Israel. It was a general epistle rather than an epistle to any particular church. It is likely that the author was the one who was introduced as the Lord’s brother in Gal. 1:19. Few doubted his devotion to God, because as a priest, James spent
Book 19 of 22
Apostle Peter, wrote these two letters as he neared the end of his life(2 Pet.1:12-15). This knowledge gave him a greater burden to care for the spiritual welfare of God’s people during whatever time remained. Thus, he determined to keep on reminding the believers of the importance of Christian char
Book 20 of 22
The letters of First, Second and Third John were short, straight-speaking books but the Word of God here contain and express some of the most profound spiritual truths. They are epistles of love yet at the same time epistles of no compromise. They are like a flame that exposes hypocrisy and sheds li
Book 21 of 22
As the book of Acts is commonly known as “The acts of the apostles”, the book of Jude can also be called “The acts of the apostates”. This is because in his letter, Jude made a strong emphasis on adherence to godly principles and abstinence from ungodly practices. There was much exhortation and plea
Book 22 of 22
The book of Revelation is a book of hope, despite the fact that it was full of woes, plagues, curses, distresses and warnings. This book unfolds a panoramic view of the future before our eyes and with it, helps us to see and keep in clear perspective -- our time and purpose here on earth.
