Study Desk

But do not follow foolish stories that disagree with God's truth, but train yourself to serve God.

Training your body helps you in some ways, but serving God helps you in every way by bringing you blessings in this life and in the future life, too.

This is why we work and struggle: We hope in the living God who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to do their duty to their own family and to repay their parents or grandparents. That pleases God.

The true widow, who is all alone, puts her hope in God and continues to pray night and day for God's help.

Whoever does not care for his own relatives, especially his own family members, has turned against the faith and is worse than someone who does not believe in God.

Before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, I command you to do these things without showing favor of any kind to anyone.

Anyone who has a different teaching does not agree with the true teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that shows the true way to serve God.

and constant quarrels from those who have evil minds and have lost the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.

But you, man of God, run away from all those things. Instead, live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, I give you a command. Christ Jesus made the good confession when he stood before Pontius Pilate.

God will make that happen at the right time. He is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords.

He is the only One who never dies. He lives in light so bright no one can go near it. No one has ever seen God, or can see him. May honor and power belong to God forever. Amen.

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.

Timothy, guard what God has trusted to you. Stay away from foolish, useless talk and from the arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge."

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God. God sent me to tell about the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus.

To Timothy, a dear child to me: Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God as I always mention you in my prayers, day and night. I serve him, doing what I know is right as my ancestors did.

This is why I remind you to keep using the gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire.