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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1–3 This salutation emphasizes the nature of Paul’s service as an apostle of Jesus Christ. He proclaimed: 1) salvation: God’s purpose to save the elect by the gospel; 2) sanctification: God’s purpose to build up the saved by the Word of God; and 3) glorification: God’s purpose to bring believers to eternal glory. 1:1 Paul. See Introduction: Title; Author and Date; Background and Setting. bondservant. Paul pictures himself as the most menial slave of NT times (see notes on 2:9; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2), indicating