Study Desk

Don't let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All food is right to eat, but it is wrong for anyone to eat something that hurts the faith of another person.

You should keep your beliefs about these things a secret between yourself and God. It is a blessing to be able to do what you think is right without feeling guilty.

All patience and encouragement come from God. And I pray that God will help you all agree with each other, as Christ Jesus wants.

Then you will all be joined together. And all together you will give glory to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other. This will bring honor to God.

I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that God has done what he promised their great ancestors.

Christ also did this so that the non-Jewish people could praise God for the mercy he gives to them. The Scriptures say, "So I will give thanks to you among the people of other nations; I will sing praise to your name."

I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace as you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But I have written to you very openly about some things that I wanted you to remember. I did this because God gave me this special gift:

That is why I feel so good about what I have done for God in my service to Christ Jesus.

I will not talk about anything I did myself. I will talk only about what Christ has done with me in leading the non-Jewish people to obey God. They have obeyed him because of what I have said and done.

Brothers and sisters, I beg you to help me in my work by praying to God for me. Do this because of our Lord Jesus and the love that the Spirit gives us.

Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you. I will come with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.

The God who gives peace be with you all. Amen.

The God who brings peace will soon defeat Satan and give you power over him. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Praise God! He is the one who can make you strong in faith. He can use the Good News that I teach to make you strong. It is the message about Jesus Christ that I tell people. That message is the secret truth that was hidden for ages and ages but has been made known.

It has now been shown to us. It was made known by what the prophets wrote, as God commanded. And it has now been made known to all people so that they can believe and obey God, who lives forever.

Glory forever to the only wise God through Jesus Christ. Amen.

Greetings from Paul. I was chosen to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. God chose me because that is what he wanted. Greetings also from Sosthenes, our brother in Christ.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.