Study Desk

So let those who are suffering according to God's will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator by continuing to do what is good.

Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time he may lift you up.

By these he has given us valuable and superlatively great promises, so that through them you might come to share in God's nature and escape the corruption which evil desires have brought into the world.

Indeed, whoever lacks them is blind, so shortsighted that he forgets that his past sins have been washed away.

So the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and how to hold the wicked until the Day of Judgment while continuing to punish them,

for they have eyes always on the lookout for a woman who will commit adultery, eyes that never stop sinning; and they have a heart that has exercised itself in greed; so that they seduce unstable people. What a cursed brood!

so that you will keep in mind the predictions of the holy prophets and the command given by the Lord and Deliverer through your emissaries.

But, wanting so much to be right about this, they overlook the fact that it was by God's Word that long ago there were heavens, and there was land which arose out of water and existed between the waters,

But you, dear friends, since you know this in advance, guard yourselves; so that you will not be led away by the errors of the wicked and fall from your own secure position.

What we have seen and heard, we are proclaiming to you; so that you too may have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Yeshua the Messiah.

We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

My children, I am writing you these things so that you won't sin. But if anyone does sin, we have Yeshua the Messiah, the Tzaddik, who pleads our cause with the Father.

As for you, the Messianic anointing you received from the Father remains in you, so that you have no need for anyone to teach you. On the contrary, as his Messianic anointing continues to teach you about all things, and is true, not a counterfeit, so, just as he taught you, remain united with him.

And now, children, remain united with him; so that when he appears, we may have confidence and not shrink back from him in shame at his coming.

So no one who remains united with him continues sinning; everyone who does continue sinning has neither seen him nor known him.

Here is how God showed his love among us: God sent his only Son into the world, so that through him we might have life.

Here is how love has been brought to maturity with us: as the Messiah is, so are we in the world. This gives us confidence for the Day of Judgment.

I have written you these things so that you may know that you have eternal life — you who keep trusting in the person and power of the Son of God.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment, so that we may know who is genuine; moreover, we are united with the One who is genuine, united with his Son Yeshua the Messiah. He is the genuine God and eternal life.

Watch yourselves, so that you won't lose what you have worked for, but will receive your full reward.