Those who began the “5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan” by Navigators in January will begin reading the book of 1 Timothy on about September 12.
The books of 1 Timothy is the first of two letters the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, a young man he left in charge of the church at Ephesus. It is filled with guidance on identifying false teachers, in leading the church in worship, in choosing good leaders, in setting a good example, and more.
Those who began the “5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan” by Navigators in January will begin reading the book of 2 Corinthians on about August 24.
Paul wrote this second letter to the Church at Corinth several months after writing his first letter. He asked that the letter also be shared with the other surrounding churches. By this time false teachers had begun trying to turn the people against Paul. His letter focused on Christ who had given Paul his ministry and included instructions on how to stand up against the false teachers who were attempting to derail their faith.
Those who began the “5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan” by Navigators in January will begin reading the book of 1 Corinthians on about August 2.
Paul wrote to the church (body of believers) in Corinth, a very important and wealthy city in Greece. Paul was instrumental in starting this church several years earlier and was compelled to address several problems that had arisen in the church. Some of these issues were based on personal immaturity of the believers and issues concerning the marriage relationship. The great love chapter is 1 Corinthians 13. Paul also wrote much about Spiritual gifts and the Holy Spirit.
Those who began the “5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan” by Navigators in January will begin reading the book of Luke on about June 29.
The author of the gospel of Luke is presumed to be Luke, a physician who traveled with Paul on many of his missions and who also wrote the book of Acts. It is addressed to Theophilus, likely a Christian dignitary of one kind or another who would see to it that the writing would be distributed among other believers. Luke was likely a Greek Gentile. His gospel is similar to Matthew and Mark in many ways, but Luke also did his own research and includes material not in either Matthew or Mark. The most popular record of the birth of Christ is found in Luke.