Study Desk

You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.

I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. That part is: Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say.

I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle.

If our hope in Christ is good only for this life, we are worse off than anyone else.

If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people?

But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory!

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.

When you collect money for God's people, I want you to do exactly what I told the churches in Galatia to do.

and visit with you for a while. I may even stay all winter, so that you can help me on my way to wherever I will be going next.

If the Lord lets me, I would rather come later for a longer visit than to stop off now for only a short visit.

because there is a wonderful opportunity for me to do some work here. But there are also many people who are against me.

Don't let anyone mistreat him. I am looking for him to return to me together with the other followers. So when he leaves, send him off with your blessings.

You know that Stephanas and his family were the first in Achaia to have faith in the Lord. They have done all they can for God's people. My friends, I ask you

to obey leaders like them and to do the same for all others who work hard with you.

Please help us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks for the blessings we receive in answer to all these prayers.

Christ says "Yes" to all of God's promises. That's why we have Christ to say "Amen" for us to the glory of God.

And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us

At the time I wrote, I was suffering terribly. My eyes were full of tears, and my heart was broken. But I didn't want to make you feel bad. I only wanted to let you know how much I cared for you.

Most of you have already pointed out the wrong that person did, and that is punishment enough for what was done.

You should make them sure of your love for them.