| Instance | Approach, Method | Message | Response |
| Colosse, Philemon | - Result of Ephesian outreach and ministry of Epaphras | - "Christ proclaimed"
- Grace, Lordship of Christ |
- The choosing of God
- Received Jesus as Lord - Delivered from kingdom of darkness, transferred to the kingdom of light - Baptism connected with these actions: reconciled, made alive, forgiven; burial, raised with Jesus, putting off old self, putting on new self |
| Pastoral Epistles | - not applicable | - God's grace and mercy
- Faith, knowledge of the truth - Life, death and resurrection of Jesus according to the Scriptures - Call away from worldliness, towards holiness |
- Repentance (granted by God); saying "no" to ungodliness and "yes"
to godliness
- Belief - Good confession - "Died with him" - "Washing of rebirth and renewal" |
| Hebrews | - not applicable | - Not just a message, but the life of Jesus itself
- Message first announced by the Lord - Repentance from dead works and faith towards God; instructions about washings and laying on of hands; resurrection of the and and eternal judgment. |
- Belief
- Repentance from dead works and faith towards God - Sprinkled hearts, washed bodies - Confession (to be held fast to)
|
| James | - Probably came to faith through the preaching of Jesus in the synagogue. | - Jesus is Lord and Christ | - Belief in the message
- Love for God |
| Peter's Epistles
(1, 2 Peter) |
- Unknown, probably a large Gentile element (ref. 1 Peter 2:8-10) | - Knowledge of the Lord
- Word of God preached to them - Call from darkness to light |
- God's mercy and calling
- Obedience to the gospel - New birth through the word of God and the resurrection of Jesus; baptism with a good conscience |
| John's Epistles
(1, 2, 3 John) |
- Unknown | - The physical, historical Jesus whom the apostles knew is the Son
of God
- God sent this Jesus to die for man's sins - God is sinless - Love one another |
- Believe that Jesus is the Christ
- Born of God |
| Jude | - Unknown | - Uncertain
- The true grace of God, and that Jesus is the Son of God |
- Received "the faith" |
| Revelation | - Unknown | - Fear God, give him glory, worship him
- Salvation without cost to the believing, condemnation for the unbelieving - Man rewarded according to their deeds - "Wash their robes" |
- Choice to believe or not believe
- Believe, overcome - First love - Wash, make robe white in the blood of the Lamb |
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