Study Desk

You mistreat the poor. But isn't it the rich who boss you around and drag you off to court?

But if you treat some people better than others, you have done wrong, and the Scriptures teach that you have sinned.

The same God who told us to be faithful in marriage also told us not to murder. So even if you are faithful in marriage, but murder someone, you still have broken God's Law.

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!

For example, Rahab had been a prostitute. But she pleased God when she welcomed the spies and sent them home by another way.

All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body.

It takes strong winds to move a large sailing ship, but the captain uses only a small rudder to make it go in any direction.

But our tongues get out of control. They are restless and evil, and always spreading deadly poison.

But if your heart is full of bitter jealousy and selfishness, don't brag or lie to cover up the truth.

But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere.

You want something you don't have, and you will do anything to get it. You will even kill! But you still cannot get what you want, and you won't get it by fighting and arguing. You should pray for it.

In fact, God treats us with even greater kindness, just as the Scriptures say, "God opposes everyone who is proud, but he is kind to everyone who is humble."

While here on earth, you have thought only of filling your own stomachs and having a good time. But now you are like fat cattle on their way to be butchered.

But when he did pray for rain, it fell from the skies and made the crops grow.

You have never seen Jesus, and you don't see him now. But still you love him and have faith in him, and no words can tell how glad and happy

But they were told that they were serving you and not themselves. They preached to you by the power of the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven. And their message was only for you, even though angels would like to know more about it.

You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favorites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honor God while you live as strangers here on earth.

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learned from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.

Christ was chosen even before the world was created, but because of you, he did not come until these last days.

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.