Via Emmaus (On the Road)

Further Resources   Hebrews 2 (ESV) Hebrews 2 (ESV) Warning Against Neglecting Salvation 2 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall we escape … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Hebrews...

Further Resources   Hebrews 1 (ESV) The Supremacy of God’s Son 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Hebrews 1 (With an Introduction to Hebrews)

Further Resources   Philemon (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philemon’s Love and Faith … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Philemon

Further Resources   Titus 3 (ESV) Be Ready for Every Good Work 3 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For we ourselves were … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Titus 3

Further Resources   Titus 2 (ESV) Teach Sound Doctrine 2 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Titus 2

Further Resources   Titus 1 (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 and at the … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Titus 1

Further Resources   2 Timothy 4 (ESV) Preach the Word 4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Timothy 4

Further Resources   2 Timothy 3 (ESV) Godlessness in the Last Days 3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, … Continue rea...

Further Resources   2 Timothy 2 (ESV) A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Timothy 2

Further Resources   2 Timothy 1 (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, 2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Timothy 1

Further Resources   1 Timothy 6 (ESV) 6 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Timothy 6

Further Resources   1 Timothy 5 (ESV) Instructions for the Church 5 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Timothy 5

  Further Resources 1 Timothy 4 (ESV) Some Will Depart from the Faith 4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Timot...

Further Resources   1 Timothy 3 (ESV) Qualifications for Overseers 3 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, … Continue reading Via Em...

Further Resources 1 Timothy 2 (ESV) Pray for All People 2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Timothy 2

Further Resources From Law to Gospel: Seeing the Literary Structure of 1 Timothy 1 The Good News of the Law: A Meditation on 1 Timothy 1:8–11 1 Timothy 1 (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, 2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Timothy 1

Further Resources   2 Thessalonians 3 (ESV) Pray for Us 3 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, 2 and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Thessalonians 3

Further Resources   2 Thessalonians 2 (ESV) The Man of Lawlessness 2 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Thessalonians 2 (The Most Difficult Chapter in the N...

Further Resources   2 Thessalonians 1 Greeting 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving 3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 2 Thessalonians 1

Further Resources   1 Thessalonians 5 (ESV) The Day of the Lord 5 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Thessalonians 5

Further Resources   1 Thessalonians 4 (ESV) A Life Pleasing to God 4 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Thessalonians 4

Further Resources   1 Thessalonians 3 (ESV) Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Thessalonians 3

Further Resources   1 Thessalonians 2 (ESV) Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians 2 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Thessalonians 2

Further Resources   1 Thessalonians 1 (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: 1 Thessalonians...

Further Resources   Colossians 4 (ESV) 4 Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Further Instructions 2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare … Continue reading Via Emmaus on the Road: Colossians 4