Study Desk

But I have always tried to preach where people have never heard about Christ. I am like a builder who doesn't build on anyone else's foundation.

So I plan to stop off on my way to Spain. Then after a short, but refreshing, visit with you, I hope you will quickly send me on.

This is something they really wanted to do. But sharing their money with the Jews was also like paying back a debt, because the Jews had already shared their spiritual blessings with the Gentiles.

but they have even risked their lives for me. I am grateful for them and so are all the Gentile churches.

I am glad that everyone knows how well you obey the Lord. But still, I want you to understand what is good and not have anything to do with evil.

but now at last it has been told. The eternal God commanded his prophets to write about the good news, so that all nations would obey and have faith.

I did baptize the family of Stephanas, but I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.

The message about the cross doesn't make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God's power at work.

But we preach that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish.

But God chose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He chose the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame.

We do use wisdom when speaking to people who are mature in their faith. But it isn't the wisdom of this world or of its rulers, who will soon disappear.

But it is just as the Scriptures say, "What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!"

But God has given us his Spirit. That's why we don't think the same way that the people of this world think. That's also why we can recognize the blessings that God has given us.

People who are guided by the Spirit can make all kinds of judgments, but they cannot be judged by others.

The Scriptures ask, "Has anyone ever known the thoughts of the Lord or given him advice?" But we understand what Christ is thinking.

I planted the seeds, Apollos watered them, but God made them sprout and grow.

What matters isn't those who planted or watered, but God who made the plants grow.

God was kind and let me become an expert builder. I laid a foundation on which others have built. But we must each be careful how we build,

But if it is destroyed by the fire, we will lose everything. Yet we ourselves will be saved, like someone escaping from flames.

I don't know of anything against me, but that doesn't prove that I am right. The Lord is my judge.