Study Desk

More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of truth, the gospel

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

Because of these, God's wrath comes on the disobedient,

We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

About brotherly love: You don't need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

in that day when He comes to be glorified by His saints and to be admired by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed.

and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry—

one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

Don't continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Those who have believing masters should not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers, but should serve them better, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things.