Study Desk

The Scriptures say about her, "You have never had children, but now you can be glad. You have never given birth, but now you can shout. Once you had no children, but now you will have more children than a woman who has been married for a long time."

But the child who was born in the natural way made trouble for the child who was born because of the Spirit. The same thing is happening today.

But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ.

but you belong to the Lord. That makes me certain that you will do what I say, instead of what someone else tells you to do. Whoever is causing trouble for you will be punished.

I wish that everyone who is upsetting you would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more!

But if you keep attacking each other like wild animals, you had better watch out or you will destroy yourselves.

But if you obey the Spirit, the Law of Moses has no control over you.

They worship idols, practice witchcraft, hate others, and are hard to get along with. People become jealous, angry, and selfish. They not only argue and cause trouble, but they are

But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are.

My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself.

Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others.

If you follow your selfish desires, you will harvest destruction, but if you follow the Spirit, you will harvest eternal life.

They are circumcised, but they don't obey the Law of Moses. All they want is to brag about having you circumcised.

But I will never brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his cross, the world is dead as far as I am concerned, and I am dead as far as the world is concerned.

But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that he made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you.

and you were far from God. But Christ offered his life's blood as a sacrifice and brought you near God.

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

There is one God who is the Father of all people. Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us.

But that isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him.

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light