Book Outlines NT Flashcards
(27 cards)
Matthew
Summary:
God fulfills His covenant promises by sending His Son, the long awaited Messiah, to bring salvation to His people by ushering in the Kingdom of God.
Outline:
1-2 - The birth and childhood of Jesus
3-20 - Jesus’ public ministry
21-28 - Passion week
Mark
Summary:
An evangelistic call to faith and repentance by emphasizing the actions and sufferings of Jesus.
Outline:
1-10 - Jesus’ public ministry
11-16 - Passion Week
Luke
Summary:
God fulfills all of His covenant promises through sending His Son, requiring faith and repentance from all, spreading the gospel to the nations through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Outline:
1-2 - Birth of John and Jesus
3-19 - Public ministry
19-24 - Passion
John
Summary:
God sent His eternal Son to become flesh and tabernacle among men, fulfilling His covenant promises, and stressing the divine identity of Christ.
Outline:
1:1-18 - Prologue
1:19-12 - The signs of the Messiah
13-20 - The farewell and passion narrative
21 - Epilogue
Acts
Summary:
Christ pours out His Spirit as the gospel spreads from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.
Outline:
1-7 - Witness in Jerusalem
8-12 - Witness in Judea and Samaria
13-28 - Witness to the ends of the earth
Romans
Summary:
The revelation of God’s judging and saving righteousness in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Outline:
1-4 - The gospel as the righteousness of God by faith
5-8 - The gospel as the power of God for salvation
9-11 - The gospel and Israel
12-16 - The gospel and the transformation of life
1 Corinthians
Summary:
God exhorts the church to walk according to His wisdom in Christ, taught by the Spirit, to remedy the devastating effects of their worldly wisdom.
Outline:
1-4 - Concerning Divisions
5-6 - Reproving concerning immorality
7-16 - Address specific concerns
2 Corinthians
Summary:
The relationship between suffering and the power of the Spirit in Paul’s apostolic life, ministry, and message.
Outline:
1-7 - Paul’s defense
8-9 - Paul’s appeal to the repentant church
10-13 - Paul’s appeal to the rebellious minority
Galatians
Summary:
Justification by faith alone in Christ alone, not by obedience to the law.
Outline:
1-2 - Basis: right word
3-4 - Belief: right standing
5-6 - Behavior: right living
Ephesians
Summary:
God sets forth His Triune glory in the gospel message and in the church and its life, directing believers how to walk worthy of their calling.
Outline:
1-3 - The believer’s position in Christ
4-6 - The believer’s conduct in the world
Philippians
Summary:
God sets forth Christ, as the ground of heavenly citizenship, and as the pattern of Christian living, exhorting a faithful church to remain faithful.
Outline:
1 - Greetings, prayer, reflections
2 - Exhortation to humble service
3 - Opponents of the gospel
4 - Concluding exhortation and thanksgiving
Colossians
Summary:
Christ is Lord over all creation and has secured redemption for His people.
Outline:
1 - The nature of Christ’s lordship
2 - Christ’s lordship and false teaching
3-4 - Christ’s lordship in the Christian life
1 Thessalonians
Summary:
God encourages a faithful church to increase in the love of the Spirit as they hope in Christ through death and look to His return.
Outline:
1-3 - Thanksgiving and encouragement
4-5 - Instruction and exhortation
2 Thessalonians
Summary:
Hold on - Christ is coming.
Outline:
1 - Thanksgiving and comfort
2 - Refuting false claims
3 - Idlers
1 Timothy
Summary:
Establishing order in the church while keeping the people grounded in the central promises of the gospel.
Outline:
1 - Introduction
2-5 - Instructions to church
6 - Conclusion
2 Timothy
Summary:
Paul exhorts Timothy to persevere in preaching in the face of persecution.
Outline:
1 - Introduction
2-3 - The gospel
4 - Charge to Timothy
Titus
Summary:
Paul exhorts Titus to appoint elders in the churches and to remind believers the link between faith and practice.
Outline:
1 - Who should teach
2 - What to teach
3 - Instruction about false teachers
Philemon
Summary:
Paul reflects God’s care for a new convert and for the social relationships of believers.
Hebrews
Summary:
God perfects all of the promises of the old covenant by fulfilling them through Christ in the new covenant.
Outline:
1-2 - Jesus is superior to angels
3-10:18 - Jesus is superior to the Mosaic Law
10:19-12 - Call to faith and endurance
13 - Concluding exhortations and remarks
James
Summary:
Living out one’s faith.
Outline:
1 - Testing of faith
2 - Caring for poor and needy
3-5 - Keeping oneself undefiled
1 Peter
Summary:
Those who persevere in faith while suffering persecution should be full of hope now as they look to glory.
Outline:
1-2 - Salvation
2-3 - Submission
3-5 - Suffering
2 Peter
Summary:
The grace of God in Christ transforms and empowers Christians to live righteously, even in the face of opposition.
Outline:
1 - Growing in grace
2 - False teachers
3 - Christ’s return
1 John
Summary:
John calls readers back to true doctrine, obedient living, and fervent devotion.
2 John
Summary:
Living in the love of God in accordance with the truth of Jesus.
