Study Desk

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.

But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith— to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith—

so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.

Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe, and so we also speak,

for we walk by faith, not by sight.