Study Desk

The Scriptures say about her, "You have never had children, but now you can be glad. You have never given birth, but now you can shout. Once you had no children, but now you will have more children than a woman who has been married for a long time."

But the child who was born in the natural way made trouble for the child who was born because of the Spirit. The same thing is happening today.

but you belong to the Lord. That makes me certain that you will do what I say, instead of what someone else tells you to do. Whoever is causing trouble for you will be punished.

Those people who are telling you to get circumcised are only trying to show how important they are. And they don't want to get into trouble for preaching about the cross of Christ.

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven!

The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.

I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people.

So I never stop being grateful for you, as I mention you in my prayers.

I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used

God has put all things under the power of Christ, and for the good of the church he has made him the head of everything.

God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.

On the cross Christ did away with our hatred for each other. He also made peace between us and God by uniting Jews and Gentiles in one body.

Christ is the one who holds the building together and makes it grow into a holy temple for the Lord.

And you are part of that building Christ has built as a place for God's own Spirit to live.

That's why you should not be discouraged when I suffer for you. After all, it will bring honor to you.

Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.

Always use the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to thank God the Father for everything.

A husband should love his wife as much as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.

None of us hate our own bodies. We provide for them and take good care of them, just as Christ does for the church,

You know that you will be rewarded for any good things you do, whether you are slaves or free.