Mailing Addresses of the Bible Letters
March 15, 2025
Whenever writing letters, we address them to someone, right?
In the Bible, even Jesus wrote letters and addressed them to seven churches (Revelation 2–3), addressing them with this format: “To the church in _____ ,” Then, He gave an ensuing message dictated to and written down by John.
At the same time, who exactly were all the other letters of the New Testament addressed to?
Generally speaking, the book of Romans was written to the Romans; the Book of Ephesians was written to the Ephesians; and so on.
More specifically, all the letters, now regarded as books, were written to the Believers at those addresses.
So, then, who were the Believers? They were people who had believed the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They had been born again, repenting and asking Jesus to save them and set them apart for His purposes.
That can be seen in the first few verses of everyone of those letterbook… if you choose to read them.
My point is that until you turn from your ways to God’s ways, generally speaking, these letters are not addressed to you in the sense of gaining all their benefits.
Specifically, it’s like you’re reading someone else’s mail.
Still, because of God’s purposes, doing so is neither rude nor improper. God wants everyone to glean what they can.
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.: — Psalm 34:8, NIV.
Along the same agrarian setting is this:
“When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.” — Leviticus 23:22, NIV.
I hope you can see this Mosaic Law as a double entendre, having one practical application and another separate figurative application — as in “the moral to the story.”
You see, everybody can learn from the Bible, because God is generous in that way, and I encourage everyone to read the Bible and seek God’s presence in your life.
After becoming born again and you begin to reread the letter books, you will be amazed at the difference in the depth and breadth of learning and what are the deeper and most generous purposes of God.
On the other hand, the Old Testament Books are a matter of public knowledge. After the Creation the stories, spanning thousands of years, are basically the historical records of a people called out to be a separate and unique progression, a genealogy of sorts, called to demonstrate God’s will for Mankind, the way we should live for living righteous and prosperous lives.
One man, Abraham, was the first person actually called out for this reason. He had lived in a Chaldean city in what is modern day Iraq. God spoke to him and brought him westward toward Canaan land.
There is neither time or space for me to retell all the stories here. All I can say now is that the Bible record doesn’t try to cover up any type of blemish, but tells the stories in an honest and realistic “meat and potatoes” “warts and all” manner.You know, the people are people we can relate to, who we can also learn from,
There are also the Wisdom Books, Poetry and Prophecy Books.
I encourage everyone to read them in a modern language Bible version, They are recorded for everyone’s benefit. It’s a choice. It’s an opportunity.
“ Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ “ — Isaiah 55:6–8, NIV.
