{"id":800,"date":"2026-04-08T02:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cwtministry.com\/?p=800"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:34:03","slug":"letters-epistles-paul-wrote-to-the-early-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cwtministry.com\/?p=800","title":{"rendered":"Letters &amp; Epistles Paul Wrote to the Early Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Dr. Cecil W Thorn, Ph.D. (Theology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I truly hope you enjoy this series on Paul and his writings and find it both meaningful and inspiring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paul wrote <strong>13 letters total<\/strong> in the New Testament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some also include <strong>Hebrews<\/strong>, but its authorship is uncertain, so it\u2019s usually <strong>not officially counted<\/strong> as one of Paul\u2019s letters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Major (Doctrinal) Church Letters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are longer letters focused heavily on theology and doctrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtministry.com\/?p=792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romans<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Written to the church in Rome                                        (Available on 4\/8\/2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtministry.com\/?p=807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Corinthians<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Written to the church in Corinth (Available on 4\/8\/2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 Corinthians<\/strong> \u2014 Written to the church in Corinth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Galatians<\/strong> \u2014 Written to churches in Galatia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. 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