Study Desk

The Holy Writings say that God has put all things under Christ's feet except Himself.

When Christ is over all things, He will put Himself under God Who put all things under Christ. And God will be over all things.

Keep your minds awake! Stop sinning. Some do not know God at all. I say this to your shame.

It is God Who gives it a body just as He wants it to have. Each kind of seed becomes a different kind of body.

It is a human body when it dies, but it is a God-like body when it is raised from the dead. There are human bodies and there are God-like bodies.

We have these human bodies first. Then we are given God-like bodies that are ready for heaven.

Christian brothers, our bodies which are made of flesh and blood will not go into the holy nation of God. That which dies can have no part in that which will never die.

But God is the One Who gives us power over sin through Jesus Christ our Lord. We give thanks to Him for this.

This letter is from Paul. I have been chosen by God to be a missionary for Jesus Christ. Timothy is here with me and is writing to you also. We are writing to God's church in the city of Corinth and to all of God's people in the country of Greece.

May you have loving-favor and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Father Who shows us loving-kindness and our God Who gives us comfort.

He gives us comfort in all our troubles. Then we can comfort other people who have the same troubles. We give the same kind of comfort God gives us.

But if we are in trouble, it is for your good. And it is so you will be saved from the punishment of sin. If God comforts us, it is for your good also. You too will be given strength not to give up when you have the same kind of trouble we have.

We thought we would die. This happened so we would not put our trust in ourselves, but in God Who raises the dead.

Yes, God kept us from what looked like sure death and He is keeping us. As we trust Him, He will keep us in the future.

You also help us by praying for us. Many people thank God for His favor to us. This is an answer to the prayers of many people.

As God is true, my yes means yes. I am not the kind of person who says one thing and means another.

Timothy and Silvanus and I have preached to you about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In Him there is no yes and no. In Him is yes.

Jesus says yes to all of God's many promises. It is through Jesus that we say, "Let it be so," when we give thanks to God.

God is the One Who makes our faith and your faith strong in Christ. He has set us apart for Himself.