Study Desk

I have been put up on the cross to die with Christ. I no longer live. Christ lives in me. The life I now live in this body, I live by putting my trust in the Son of God. He was the One Who loved me and gave Himself for me.

I say that we are not to put aside the loving-favor of God. If we could be made right with God by keeping the Law, then Christ died for nothing.

You foolish Galatians! What strange powers are trying to lead you from the way of faith in Christ? We made it plain for you to see that Jesus Christ was put on a cross to die.

No one is made right with God by doing what the Law says. For, "The man right with God will live by faith."

While he is young, he is cared for by men his father trusts. These men tell the child what he can and cannot do. The child cannot do what he wants to do until he has become a certain age.

My children, I am suffering birth pain for you again. I will suffer until Christ's life is in your life.

The Holy Writings say, "Woman, be happy, you who have had no children. Cry for joy, you who have never had the pains of having a child, for you will have many children. Yes, you will have more children than the one who has a husband."

At that time the son born as other children are born made it hard for the son born by the Holy Spirit. It is the same way now.

We are waiting for the hope of being made right with God. This will come through the Holy Spirit and by faith.

I feel I can trust you because of what the Lord has done in your life. I believe you will not follow another way. Whoever is trying to lead you in the wrong way will suffer for it.

Christian brothers, if I would still preach that people must go through the religious act of becoming a Jew to be a Christian, I would not be suffering from those who are making it hard for me. If I preached like that, the Jews would have no reason to be against the cross of Christ.

But if you hurt and make it hard for each other, watch out or you may be destroyed by each other.

Because of this, we should do good to everyone. For sure, we should do good to those who belong to Christ.

Let no one make trouble for me from now on. For I have on my body the whip marks of one who has been a servant owned by Jesus.

This letter is from Paul. I am a missionary for Jesus Christ. God wanted me to work for Him. This letter is to those who belong to Christ in the city of Ephesus and to you who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

Even before the world was made, God chose us for Himself because of His love. He planned that we should be holy and without blame as He sees us.

We thank God for His loving-favor to us. He gave this loving-favor to us through His much-loved Son.

The plan was for Christ to gather us all together at the right time. If we are in heaven or still on earth, He will bring us together and will be head over all.

We who were the first to put our trust in Christ should thank Him for His greatness.

The Holy Spirit was given to us as a promise that we will receive everything God has for us. God's Spirit will be with us until God finishes His work of making us complete. God does this to show His shining-greatness.