Study Desk

Love doesn't hurt others. So loving is the same as obeying all the law.

The night is almost finished. The day is almost here. So we should stop doing whatever belongs to darkness. We should prepare ourselves to fight evil with the weapons that belong to the light.

But be like the Lord Jesus Christ, so that when people see what you do, they will see Christ. Don't think about how to satisfy the desires of your sinful self.

If we live, we are living for the Lord. And if we die, we are dying for the Lord. So living or dying, we belong to the Lord.

That is why Christ died and rose from death to live again—so that he could be Lord over those who have died and those who are living.

So why do you judge your brother or sister in Christ? Or why do you think that you are better than they are? We will all stand before God, and he will judge us all.

So each of us will have to explain to God about the things we do.

So we should stop judging each other. Let's decide not to do anything that will cause a problem for a brother or sister or hurt their faith.

So let's try as hard as we can to do what will bring peace. Let's do whatever will help each other grow stronger in faith.

Some of us have no problem with these things. So we should be patient with those who are not so strong and have doubts. We should not do what pleases us

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other. This will bring honor to God.

Christ also did this so that the non-Jewish people could praise God for the mercy he gives to them. The Scriptures say, "So I will give thanks to you among the people of other nations; I will sing praise to your name."

My brothers and sisters, I know without a doubt that you are full of goodness and have all the knowledge you need. So you are certainly able to counsel each other.

to be a servant of Christ Jesus for those who are not Jews. I serve like a priest whose duty it is to tell God's Good News. He gave me this work so that you non-Jewish people could be an offering that he will accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.

That is why I feel so good about what I have done for God in my service to Christ Jesus.

And they obeyed him because of the power of the miraculous signs and wonders that happened—all because of the power of God's Spirit. I have told people the Good News about Christ in every place from Jerusalem to Illyricum. And so I have finished that part of my work.

That's what has kept me so busy and prevented my coming to see you even though I have wanted to come many times.

So I will visit you when I go to Spain. Yes, I hope to visit you while I am traveling to Spain, and I will stay and enjoy being with you. Then you can help me continue on my trip.

Some of them are poor, and the believers in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they gathered some money to send them.