Study Desk

Think of what he went through; how he put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.

Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness.

Keep walking on straight paths, so that the lame foot may not be disabled, but instead be healed.

The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling and afraid!"

The words "once more" plainly show that the created things will be shaken and removed, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain.

Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.

So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.

So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.

And the scripture came true that said, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." And so Abraham was called God's friend.

So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, also faith without actions is dead.

So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!

You want things, but you cannot have them, so you are ready to kill; you strongly desire things, but you cannot get them, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for it.

So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

So then, if we do not do the good we know we should do, we are guilty of sin.

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.

So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect.

and so we look forward to possessing the rich blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away.

Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.

You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,