Key Words
Key Words(TOC)
A friend gave me some key words recently. He said Peter wrote about Hope: "When the Chief Shepherd shall appear." The keynote of Paul's writings seemed to be Faith, and that of John's, Love. "Faith, hope and charity," these were the characteristics of the three men, the key-notes to the whole of their teachings. James wrote of Good Works, and Jude of Apostasy.
In the general epistles of Paul some one suggested the phrase "in Christ." In the book of Romans we find justification by faith in Christ. Corinthians presents sanctification in Christ. The book of Galatians, adoption or liberty in Christ. Ephesians presents fulness in Christ. Philippians, consolation in Christ. In Colossians we have completeness in Christ. Thessalonians gives us hope in Christ.
Different systems of key words are published by Bible scholars, and it is a good thing for every one to know one system or other.