Daily Readings at Southeast

  Introduction to the Letters (Romans through Jude) The Letters—sometimes called the Epistles—make up the largest portion of the New Testament. These 21 books are personal, pastoral, and powerful. Written by apostles and early church leaders, they were addressed to local churches or individual believers, offering teaching, correction, encouragement, and deep theological truth. These letters are real correspondence to real people. They’re not abstract theology or distant advice. They speak into the challenges, questions, and growing pains of the early church—and they still speak powerfully to us today. The letters of Paul (Romans through Philemon) form the largest group. Paul wrote with boldness, compassion, and a deep understanding of God’s grace. He planted churches, mentored leaders, and responded to the issues those churches were facing—from divisions and immorality to confusion about spiritual gifts and end-times questions. In Romans, Paul lays out a full picture of the gospel:...