Study Desk

God Himself made the way so you can have new life through Christ Jesus. God gave us Christ to be our wisdom. Christ made us right with God and set us apart for God and made us holy. Christ bought us with His blood and made us free from our sins.

Christian brothers, when I came to you, I did not preach the secrets of God with big sounding words or make it sound as if I were so wise.

In this way, you do not have faith in Christ because of the wisdom of men. You have faith in Christ because of the power of God.

What we preach is God's wisdom. It was a secret until now. God planned for us to have this honor before the world began.

The Holy Writings say, "No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love Him."

God has shown these things to us through His Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit Who looks into all things, even the secrets of God, and shows them to us.

Who can know the things about a man, except a man's own spirit that is in him? It is the same with God. Who can understand Him except the Holy Spirit?

We have not received the spirit of the world. God has given us His Holy Spirit that we may know about the things given to us by Him.

Who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only servants owned by God. He gave us gifts to preach His Word. And because of that, you put your trust in Christ.

I planted the seed. Apollos watered it, but it was God Who kept it growing.

This shows that the one who plants or the one who waters is not the important one. God is the important One. He makes it grow.

For we work together with God. You are God's field. You are God's building also.

Do you not know that you are a house of God and that the Holy Spirit lives in you?

If any man destroys the house of God, God will destroy him. God's house is holy. You are the place where He lives.

The wisdom of this world is foolish to God. The Holy Writings say, "He is the One Who gets them in a trap when they use their own wisdom."

You belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

Think of us as servants who are owned by Christ. It is our job to share the secrets of God.

Do not be quick to say who is right or wrong. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring into the light the things that are hidden in men's hearts. He will show why men have done these things. Every man will receive from God the thanks he should have.

Who made you better than your brother? Or what do you have that has not been given to you? If God has given you everything, why do you have pride? Why do you act as if He did not give it to you?

I think that God has made a show of us missionaries. We are the last and the least among men. We are like men waiting to be put to death. The whole world, men and angels alike, are watching us.