1 Corinthians: Purpose It seems that we should speak of Paul's several purposes in writing this letter to the Corinthians, all of which fall under his major concern: Christian conduct in this age. Therefore, in deciding the purpose of the book, one should recognize that the letter is … In the middle of Paul’s letter we see the overall purpose of God for us, as believers ~ to be conformed to the image of His Son. Paul probably wrote this epistle from Ephesus about 53–54 to a church he had founded in the territory of Galatia in Asia Minor. The purpose of Paul’s letters Much of the content of the Pauline Epistles was aimed at correcting false teachings and lax behavior that had crept into congregations of the early Church. Paul’s letters. It has an almost meditative quality. The Pauline epistles, also called Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute.Among these epistles are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. Let us, with a voracious desire, seek to be all that He has redeemed us to be. By contrast, there does not seem to be any content in Romans (other than the final salutations), in the book of Romans which is specific to the needs in Rome. Philippians: A Friendly Note of Thanks (A.D. 62) This letter includes thanks for financial assistance, along with personal news and exhortations. Their drastic misconceptions of the Spirit, gifts, knowledge, and Christian liberty had perverted the church in … Unlike most of Paul’s letters, Ephesians seems not to have been written in response to a particular circumstance or controversy. (Romans 8:29) Only He can create; only He can transform what He has created, and make us what He wants us to be. It didn’t take long before heresy, false doctrine and spiritual compromises started to sneak into the early Church. Letter of Paul to the Galatians, ninth book of the New Testament, written by Saint Paul the Apostle to Christian churches that were disturbed by a Judaizing faction.