This study guide is not critical, but devotional. It does not deal with questions of authorship, date of writing, etc., which are so adequately covered in many commentaries. It can profitably be used in Bible classes as a guide for individual study and group discussions, as well as in private study by those who desire to work their way methodically through the entire epistle. It has also been designed to give help to those who are interested in only one verse at a time. Each page has the chapter and verse number at the top for ready reference. Preachers and teachers should find the outlines beginning on page 106 helpful.
The author believes that God gave every word of Scripture. Almost every word of this epistle has been expounded, using the King James Version as the basis. A few references have been made to Greek words, but never to “correct” the English.
The materials should be useful and practical. The author has already preached and taught it while he was the pastor of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Harrison, Tennessee.
With fill-in-the-blank questions throughout this study book, teachers and disciplers are sure to find it an invaluable resource!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bruce Lackey (1930-1988) taught at Tennessee Temple in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for nineteen years and was the dean of the Bible School for a number of years until the early 1980’s. He pastored the Lakewood Baptist Church of Chattanooga for eight years and pastored two other churches before that. During the last few years of his life, he traveled as a Bible conference speaker and authoured several books. He was an accomplished musician, a highly gifted Bible teacher, and a diligent scholar who was proficient in the Greek language. Dr. Lackey, who was deeply respected and beloved by the “preacher boys” at Temple, defended the Received Text and the King James Bible as the preserved Word of God.
