JAMES

A   |   a   |   i. 1-4.   Patience.

             b   |   i. 5-8.   Prayer.

     B    |     c   |   i. 9, 10-.   The law exalted.  The rich made low.

                     d   |   i. -10, 11-.   Life likened to grass.

                         e   |   i. -11.   The end of the rich.

          C   |   i. 12-16.   Lust.

               D   |   i. 17.   Good gifts from above.

                    E   |   i. 18-27.   God’s Word and its effects.

                         F   |   ii. 1-7.   The faith without partiality.

                              G   |   ii. 8.   The royal law.

                                   H   |   ii. 9-11.   Moses’ law—one offence breaks it.

                              G   |   ii. 12, 13.   The law of liberty.

                         F   |   ii. 14-26.   Faith without works.

                    E   |   iii. 1-14.   Man’s word and its effects.

               D   |   iii. 15-18.   The wisdom from above.

          C   |   iv. 1-5.   Lusts.

     B    |     c   |   iv. 6-10.   The proud resisted.  The humble exalted.

                     d   |   iv. 11-17.   Life likened to a vapour.

                         e   |   v. 1-6.   The end of the rich.

A   |   a   |   v. 7-12.   Patience.

             b   |   v. 13-20.   Prayer.

3rd JOHN

A   |   1, 2.   Salutation.

     B   |   3, 4.   Witness as to walk in the truth.

          C   |   5-8.   Commendation:  love to strangers.

               D   |   9, 10.   Malice of Diotrephes.

          C   |   11.   Exhortation:  follow good.

     B   |   12.   Witness as to walk in the truth.

A   |   13, 14.   Salutation.

2nd JOHN

A   |   1-3.   Elect lady and children.   Benediction.

     B   |   4-6.   Children walking according to

                           the Father's commandment.

          C   |   7, 8.   Warning against deceivers.

     B   |   9-11.   Transgressors rejecting Christ's teaching. 

A   |   12, 13.   Joy fulfilled.

                   Children of elect sister.   Salutation.

1st JOHN

A   |   i. 1 - ii. 17.   Christ.   Declaration concerning Him.

     B   |   ii. 18-29.   Antichrist.

         C   |   iii.   Love.   God’s love to us.

     B   |   iv. 1-6.   Antichrist.

         C   |   iv. 7-21.   Love.   Our love to Him and the brethren.

A   |   v.   Christ.   Belief in Him.

2nd Peter

A   |   i. 1-4.   Opening Benediction.

                     Grace, peace, through the knowledge of God.

                     Called to His own glory.

    B   |   i. 5-11.   Give all diligence, never fall (ptaio).

                           Give diligence, make sure.

         C   |   a   |   i. 12-15.   “Stir up.”   “remembrance.”

                      b   |   i. 16-21.   The Apostles and Prophets.

                                                         “Knowing this first.”

                          c   |   ii. 1-22.   False prophets and false teachers.

                                      Reference to fall of angels,

                                      the Flood and

                                      the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

                                      An overthrow (katastrophe).

                                      Lusts of flesh and uncleanness.

          C   |   a   |   iii. 1.   “This second epistle, beloved,

                                      I now write unto you:

                                      In both which I stir up your pure minds

                                      by way of remembrance.

                       b   |   iii. 2, 3-.   The Prophets and Apostles.

                                                           “Knowing this first.”

                           c   |   iii. -3-13.   Scoffers.

                                               Reference to Creation and Flood.

                                               Dissolution of elements.

                                               Overflow (katakluzo).

                                               Walking after their own lusts.

    B   |   iii. 14-17.   Be diligent, fall (ekpipto).

                               Stedfastness.

A   |   iii. 18.   Closing Benediction.

                      Grow in grace and knowledge of Lord and Saviour.

                      To Him be glory.

1st Peter

A   |   i. 1, 2.   Introduction.   The elect at Pontus, etc.

     B   |   i. 3-13-.   Glory after suffering for a season (oligon).

         C   |   D   |   i. -13 - ii. 10.   The end.   
                                                   Grace at the revelation.

                       E   |   ii. 11 - iv. 6.   Suffering followed by glory.

         C   |   D   |   iv. 7-19.   The end.  
                                                   Joy at the revelation.

                       E   |   v. 1-9.   Suffering followed by glory.

      B   |   v. 10, 11.   Glory after suffering awhile (oligon).

A   |   v. 12-14.   Conclusion.   The elect at Babylon.

ROMANS

A   |   i. - v. 11.   Sins, rather than sin.

                            Law of Sinai.

                            Abraham, Israel, Jew and Gentile.

     B   |   v. 12 - viii. 39.   Sin, rather than sins.

                                           Adam, not Abraham.

                                           Law of sin and death.

A   |   ix. - xvi. 24.   Dispensational and Practical problems.

                                Abraham, Israel, Jew and Gentile.

     B   |   xvi. 25-27.   The mystery that had been “hushed”.

            No doctrine of Adam outside of the epistles of Paul.