Contents of NT Books

Question 1

Matthew

Answer 1

To prove to Jews that Jesus is the prophesied Messiah and to explain that the present form of His kingdom until He returns includes disciples gathered from all nations.

Question 2

Mark

Answer 2

To encourage suffering Gentile readers to follow Jesus’ example of servanthood, emulating Jesus’ willingness to give up his life in service to God & others.

Question 3

Luke

Answer 3

To provide certainty for Gentile believers of the universal nature of God’s salvation through Christ, seeking and saving the lost regardless of status or nationality.

Question 4

John

Answer 4

To persuade Jews and Gentiles that Jesus is the Christ, the pre-existent and divine Son of God, in order that they may have eternal life through belief in him.

Question 5

Acts

Answer 5

To encourage a broader Gentile audience in the early church with a continued record of the works of the risen Christ accomplished through the Holy Spirit, demonstrating the church’s Jewish roots but validating its universal ministry through the Apostle Paul.

Question 6

Romans

Answer 6

To challenge Christians to participate fully in the gospel—God’s program to bless all peoples through faith in Christ—by explaining how the gospel reveals God’s righteousness through faith and the necessity of Jew/Gentile unity in the Church through the power of the Spirit.

Question 7

1 Corinthians

Answer 7

To correct an immature church having divisions, disorders, and doctrinal questions with instruction about proper Christian conduct & doctrine.

Question 8

1 Corinthians

Answer 8

To explain the glory of New Covenant ministry, defending Paul’s apostolic ministry against the claims of his opponents.

Question 9

Galatians

Answer 9

To persuade the Galatians to reject the non-gospel of the Judaizers and to continue in the true gospel of justification by faith in Christ apart from the Mosaic Law.

Question 10

Ephesians

Answer 10

To instruct and exhort the church, the Body of Christ, to function in a manner worthy of her divine calling and to stand firm against the strategies of Satan.

Question 11

Philippians

Answer 11

A thank-you note expressing the joy of like-minded service in the gospel, which motivates even greater partnership in the gospel through commitment to the things that really matter to Christ.

Question 12

Colossians

Answer 12

To strengthen and confirm faith in Christ’s total supremacy and sufficiency over all spiritual powers and of simple ethical devotion to him over legalistic ritual.

Question 13

1 Thessalonians

Answer 13

To encourage young Christians with clarification concerning the Lord’s return, exhorting proper behavior in light of it.

Question 14

2 Thessalonians

Answer 14

To encourage young Christians through clarification of the timing of the day of the Lord, exhorting industrious living and a steadfast faith in light of it.

Question 15

1 Timothy

Answer 15

To instruct a young pastor about the responsibilities and authority necessary for proper behavior in the church.

Question 16

2 Timothy

Answer 16

A heartfelt appeal to Timothy to faithfully guard & transmit the Word of Truth.

Question 17

Titus

Answer 17

To instruct and exhort Titus regarding a pastor’s proper behavior in the church, home, and in public, especially his commitment to teach sound doctrine.

Question 18

Philemon

Answer 18

An appeal to slave-owner and church leader, Philemon, to accept back his runaway slave, Onesimus, as a new Christian brother—difficult forgiveness resulting from Christian brotherhood.

Question 19

Hebrews

Answer 19

To exhort persecuted Christians with Jewish backgrounds to persevere in their faithfulness to Christ in light of the superiority of Christ over every aspect of the Old Covenant.

Question 20

James

Answer 20

A series of ethical instructions exhorting believers to live out their faith in practical ways, especially in the midst of trials.

Question 21

1 Peter

Answer 21

To exhort Christians to persevere in the midst of their trials in light of the example of Christ’s suffering and our vindication at his return.

Question 22

2 Peter

Answer 22

To exhort believers to continue to grow in the truth they have been taught, to develop Christian character, and to beware of false teachers.

Question 23

1 John

Answer 23

To assure Christians of their fellowship with the Father and Son, evidenced through belief that Jesus is the incarnate Son of God and obedience to his command to love one another.

Question 24

2 John

Answer 24

To exhort believers to continue to obey Christ’s commandments to love one another and to refuse hospitality to false teachers.

Question 25

3 John

Answer 25

To commend hospitality to traveling Christian teachers and to rebuke those who refuse such.

Question 26

Jude

Answer 26

To exhort believers to reject false teachers and to stand firm in the apostolic faith.

Question 27

Revelation

Answer 27

To encourage faithful Christians during difficult times by revealing God’s ultimate triumph over Satan in the establishing of Christ’s kingdom and the new heavens and the new earth.