Study Desk

When they say, "He went up," what does it mean but that He had first gone down to the deep parts of the earth?

but we are to hold to the truth with love in our hearts. We are to grow up and be more like Christ. He is the leader of the church.

But you did not learn anything like this from Christ.

This is hard to understand, but it shows that the church is the body of Christ.

This is the reason I was sent out. But now I am in chains for preaching the Good News. I want to keep on speaking for Christ without fear the way I should.

But it is more important for you that I stay.

You are not only to put your trust in Him, but you are to suffer for Him also.

Jesus has always been as God is. But He did not hold to His rights as God.

It is true, he was sick. Yes, he almost died, but God showed loving-kindness to him and to me. If he had died, I would have had even more sorrow.

But I gave up those things that were so important to me for Christ.

I do not say that I have received this or have already become perfect. But I keep going on to make that life my own as Christ Jesus made me His own.

No, Christian brothers, I do not have that life yet. But I do one thing. I forget everything that is behind me and look forward to that which is ahead of me.

But we are citizens of heaven. Christ, the One Who saves from the punishment of sin, will be coming down from heaven again. We are waiting for Him to return.

The Lord gives me a reason to be full of joy. It is because you are able to care for me again. I know you wanted to before but you did not have a way to help me.

But Christ has brought you back to God by His death on the cross. In this way, Christ can bring you to God, holy and pure and without blame.

This great secret was hidden to the people of times past, but it is now made known to those who belong to Christ.

When you were dead in your sins, you were not set free from the sinful things of the world. But God forgave your sins and gave you new life through Christ.

We had broken the Law many ways. Those sins were held against us by the Law. That Law had writings which said we were sinners. But now He has destroyed that writing by nailing it to the cross.

It looks as if it is wise to follow these rules in an act of worship, because they are hard on the body. It looks as if they are done without pride, but they are worth nothing. They do not take away a man's desire to sin.

The Good News did not come to you by word only, but with power and through the Holy Spirit. You knew it was true. You also knew how we lived among you. It was for your good.