Study Desk

There is one body and one Spirit, and God called you to have one hope.

There is one God and Father of everything. He rules everything and is everywhere and is in everything.

This work must continue until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge of the Son of God. We must become like a mature person, growing until we become like Christ and have his perfection.

They do not understand, and they know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives.

to become a new person. That new person is made to be like God—made to be truly good and holy.

And do not make the Holy Spirit sad. The Spirit is God's proof that you belong to him. God gave you the Spirit to show that God will make you free when the final day comes.

Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.

Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Also, there must be no evil talk among you, and you must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. Instead, you should be giving thanks to God.

You can be sure of this: No one will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God who sins sexually, or does evil things, or is greedy. Anyone who is greedy is serving a false god.

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to make it belong to God. Christ used the word to make the church clean by washing it with water.

You must do this not only while they are watching you, to please them. With all your heart you must do what God wants as people who are obeying Christ.

Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil's evil tricks.

Accept God's salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Also pray for me that when I speak, God will give me words so that I can tell the secret of the Good News without fear.

Peace and love with faith to you brothers and sisters from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

I thank my God every time I remember you,

I thank God for the help you gave me while I preached the Good News—help you gave from the first day you believed until now.